Advances in preparation, mechanism and applications of graphene quantum dots/semiconductor composite photocatalysts: A review

C Cheng, Q Liang, M Yan, Z Liu, Q He, T Wu… - Journal of hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to the low efficiency of single-component nano materials, there are more and more
studies on high-efficiency composites. As zero dimensional (0D) non-metallic semiconductor …

Design challenges in polymeric scaffolds for tissue engineering

MI Echeverria Molina, KG Malollari… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Numerous surgical procedures are daily performed worldwide to replace and repair
damaged tissue. Tissue engineering is the field devoted to the regeneration of damaged …

Polymeric wound dressings, an insight into polysaccharide-based electrospun membranes

M Gruppuso, G Turco, E Marsich, D Porrelli - Applied Materials Today, 2021 - Elsevier
Chronic wounds deeply invalidate patient's quality of life, involving very high costs for the
medical system. Numerous wound dressings have been studied over the years, and active …

How to sterilize polylactic acid based medical devices?

S Pérez Davila, L González Rodríguez, S Chiussi… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
How sterilization techniques accurately affect the properties of biopolymers continues to be
an issue of discussion in the field of biomedical engineering, particularly now with the …

Strategies for development of synthetic heart valve tissue engineering scaffolds

Y Snyder, S Jana - Progress in Materials Science, 2023 - Elsevier
The current clinical solutions, including mechanical and bioprosthetic valves for valvular
heart diseases, are plagued by coagulation, calcification, nondurability, and the inability to …

[HTML][HTML] Mucoadhesive brinzolamide-loaded nanofibers for alternative glaucoma treatment

O Cegielska, M Sierakowski, P Sajkiewicz… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite the advances in the field of pharmaceutical materials and technology, topical
administration remains a method of choice for the treatment of eye diseases such as …

[HTML][HTML] Key considerations on the development of biodegradable biomaterials for clinical translation of medical devices: With cartilage repair products as an example

L Wang, X Guo, J Chen, Z Zhen, B Cao, W Wan… - Bioactive materials, 2022 - Elsevier
With the interdisciplinary convergence of biology, medicine and materials science, both
research and clinical translation of biomaterials are progressing at a rapid pace. However …

Effect of different sterilization methods on the properties of commercial biodegradable polyesters for single-use, disposable medical devices

Y Zhao, B Zhu, Y Wang, C Liu, C Shen - Materials Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The increasing employment of non-degradable polymers based single-use, disposable
medical devices have led to huge environmental pressure. Replacement of non-degradable …

[HTML][HTML] Bactericidal coating to prevent early and delayed implant-related infections

F Jahanmard, M Croes, M Castilho, A Majed… - Journal of Controlled …, 2020 - Elsevier
The occurrence of an implant-associated infection (IAI) with the formation of a persisting
bacterial biofilm remains a major risk following orthopedic biomaterial implantation. Yet …

Biomechanical behaviors and degradation properties of multilayered polymer scaffolds: The phase space method for bile duct design and bioengineering

I Klabukov, T Tenchurin, A Shepelev, D Baranovskii… - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
This article reports the electrospinning technique for the manufacturing of multilayered
scaffolds for bile duct tissue engineering based on an inner layer of polycaprolactone (PCL) …