Polymeric membranes for biomedical applications

ER Radu, SI Voicu, VK Thakur - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Polymeric membranes are selective materials used in a wide range of applications that
require separation processes, from water filtration and purification to industrial separations …

Evolution of electrospinning in liver tissue engineering

A Vasudevan, DM Tripathi, S Sundarrajan… - Biomimetics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The major goal of liver tissue engineering is to reproduce the phenotype and functions of
liver cells, especially primary hepatocytes ex vivo. Several strategies have been explored in …

Electrospun structural hybrids of acyclovir-polyacrylonitrile at acyclovir for modifying drug release

H Lv, S Guo, G Zhang, W He, Y Wu, DG Yu - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
In traditional pharmaceutics, drug–crystalline nanoparticles and drug–polymer composites
are frequently explored for their ability to modify drug release profiles. In this study, a novel …

[HTML][HTML] Biological activity of multicomponent bio-hydrogels loaded with tragacanth gum

RT Polez, M Morits, C Jonkergouw, J Phiri… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Producing hydrogels capable of mimicking the biomechanics of soft tissue remains a
challenge. We explore the potential of plant-based hydrogels as polysaccharide tragacanth …

Influence of surface topography on PCL electrospun scaffolds for liver tissue engineering

Y Gao, A Callanan - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Severe liver disease is one of the most common causes of death globally. Currently, whole
organ transplantation is the only therapeutic method for end-stage liver disease treatment …

[HTML][HTML] Electrospun based functional scaffolds for biomedical engineering: A review

L Suamte, PJ Babu - Nano TransMed, 2024 - Elsevier
Tissue engineering (TE) has made significant strides, and electrospinning is a versatile and
widely adopted fabrication process for creating biomedical scaffolds. These intricate 3D …

Engineered liver tissue in vitro to mimic liver functions and its biomedical applications

W Yang, X Wang, Z Wang - Materials Advances, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The liver is an important organ with metabolic functions, and plays the important role of
deoxidizing, storing liver sugar, synthesizing secretory proteins and other functions inside …

In vitro experimental conditions and tools can influence the safety and biocompatibility results of antimicrobial electrospun biomaterials for wound healing

K Põhako-Palu, K Lorenz, K Randmäe, M Putrinš… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Electrospun (ES) fibrous nanomaterials have been widely investigated as novel
biomaterials. These biomaterials have to be safe and biocompatible; hence, they need to be …

Design of ECM functionalized polycaprolactone aligned nanofibers for peripheral nerve tissue engineering

M Nune, M Bhat, A Nagarajan - Journal of Medical and Biological …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Peripheral nerve injury (PNI) and its regeneration continue to remain a significant
medical burden worldwide. The current treatment strategies used to treat PNI are often …

Combining human liver ECM with topographically featured electrospun scaffolds for engineering hepatic microenvironment

Y Gao, VL Gadd, M Heim, R Grant, TSR Bate… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Liver disease cases are rapidly expanding worldwide, and transplantation remains the only
effective cure for end-stage disease. There is an increasing demand for developing potential …