[HTML][HTML] Poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid)-based composite bone-substitute materials

D Zhao, T Zhu, J Li, L Cui, Z Zhang, X Zhuang, J Ding - Bioactive materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Research and development of the ideal artificial bone-substitute materials to replace
autologous and allogeneic bones for repairing bone defects is still a challenge in clinical …

Bactericidal and cytotoxic properties of silver nanoparticles

C Liao, Y Li, SC Tjong - International journal of molecular sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) can be synthesized from a variety of techniques including
physical, chemical and biological routes. They have been widely used as nanomaterials for …

The advances in nanomedicine for bone and cartilage repair

K Qiao, L Xu, J Tang, Q Wang, KS Lim… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
With the gradual demographic shift toward an aging and obese society, an increasing
number of patients are suffering from bone and cartilage injuries. However, conventional …

Visible-light active titanium dioxide nanomaterials with bactericidal properties

C Liao, Y Li, SC Tjong - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
This article provides an overview of current research into the development, synthesis,
photocatalytic bacterial activity, biocompatibility and cytotoxic properties of various visible …

Applications of carbon nanotubes in bone tissue regeneration and engineering: Superiority, concerns, current advancements, and prospects

B Pei, W Wang, N Dunne, X Li - Nanomaterials, 2019 - mdpi.com
With advances in bone tissue regeneration and engineering technology, various
biomaterials as artificial bone substitutes have been widely developed and innovated for the …

Surface modification of polymer substrates for biomedical applications

O Neděla, P Slepička, V Švorčík - Materials, 2017 - mdpi.com
While polymers are widely utilized materials in the biomedical industry, they are rarely used
in an unmodified state. Some kind of a surface treatment is often necessary to achieve …

Biocompatible carbon nanotube–chitosan scaffold matching the electrical conductivity of the heart

S Pok, F Vitale, SL Eichmann, OM Benavides… - ACS …, 2014 - ACS Publications
The major limitation of current engineered myocardial patches for the repair of heart defects
is that insulating polymeric scaffold walls hinder the transfer of electrical signals between …

Learning from nature: Bio-inspiration for damage-tolerant high-performance fibre-reinforced composites

J Plocher, L Mencattelli, F Narducci, S Pinho - Composites Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Over millions of years Nature has attained highly optimized structural designs with
remarkable toughness, strength, damage resistance and damage tolerance-properties that …

Functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes and hydroxyapatite nanorods reinforced with polypropylene for biomedical application

FSA Khan, NM Mubarak, M Khalid, R Walvekar… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Modified multi-walled carbon nanotubes (f-MWCNTs) and hydroxyapatite nanorods (n-HA)
were reinforced into polypropylene (PP) with the support of a melt compounding approach …

Microbial synthesis of titanium dioxide nanoparticles and their importance in wastewater treatment and antimicrobial activities: a review

C Rathore, VK Yadav, A Gacem… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Nanotechnology (NT) and nanoparticles (NPs) have left a huge impact on every field of
science today, but they have shown tremendous importance in the fields of cosmetics and …