Adsorption of heavy metal ions by sodium alginate based adsorbent-a review and new perspectives

X Gao, C Guo, J Hao, Z Zhao, H Long, M Li - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
With the development of modern industry, heavy metal pollution is one of the most important
environmental issues. Due to its simplicity and low-cost, adsorption is considered as a green …

Review of silicone surface modification techniques and coatings for antibacterial/antimicrobial applications to improve breast implant surfaces

M Lam, V Migonney, C Falentin-Daudre - Acta Biomaterialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Silicone implants are widely used in the medical field for plastic or reconstructive surgeries
for the purpose of soft tissue issues. However, as with any implanted object, healthcare …

Silk‐based biomaterials in biomedical textiles and fiber‐based implants

G Li, Y Li, G Chen, J He, Y Han… - Advanced healthcare …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Biomedical textiles and fiber‐based implants (BTFIs) have been in routine clinical use to
facilitate healing for nearly five decades. Amongst the variety of biomaterials used, silk …

Additively manufactured biphasic construct loaded with BMP-2 for vertical bone regeneration: A pilot study in rabbit

PTS Kumar, S Hashimi, S Saifzadeh, S Ivanovski… - Materials Science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Vertical bone augmentation of the jaws is required when the height of bone is insufficient at
the site of dental implant placement. In this proof of concept study, we investigated the …

Biological augmentation of graft healing in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a systematic review

AT Hexter, T Thangarajah, G Blunn… - The Bone & Joint …, 2018 - boneandjoint.org.uk
Aims The success of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) depends on
osseointegration at the graft-tunnel interface and intra-articular ligamentization. Our aim was …

An osteogenesis/angiogenesis-stimulation artificial ligament for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

H Li, J Li, J Jiang, F Lv, J Chang, S Chen, C Wu - Acta biomaterialia, 2017 - Elsevier
To solve the poor healing of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) artificial ligament in bone
tunnel, copper-containing bioactive glass (Cu-BG) nanocoatings on PET artificial ligaments …

Long-term hydrolytic degradation study of polycaprolactone films and fibers grafted with poly (sodium styrene sulfonate): Mechanism study and cell response

A Leroux, T Ngoc Nguyen, A Rangel, I Cacciapuoti… - …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Polycaprolactone (PCL) is a widely used biodegradable polyester for tissue engineering
applications when long-term degradation is preferred. In this article, we focused on the …

Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: is biological augmentation beneficial?

EC Rodríguez-Merchán - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Surgical reconstruction in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ruptures has proven to be a
highly effective technique that usually provides satisfactory results. However, despite the …

An accelerated wound‐healing surgical suture engineered with an extracellular matrix

A Setiawati, D Jang, D Cho, S Cho… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A suture is a ubiquitous medical device to hold wounded tissues together and support the
healing process after surgery. Surgical sutures, having incomplete biocompatibility, often …

Polydopamine coating-mediated immobilization of BMP-2 on polyethylene terephthalate-based artificial ligaments for enhanced bioactivity

Z Kang, D Li, C Shu, J Du, B Yu, Z Qian… - … in bioengineering and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background/objectives: Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)-based artificial ligaments are one
of the most commonly used grafts in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgery …