Rational design of biodegradable thermoplastic polyurethanes for tissue repair

C Xu, Y Hong - Bioactive Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
As a type of elastomeric polymers, non-degradable polyurethanes (PUs) have a long history
of being used in clinics, whereas biodegradable PUs have been developed in recent …

Electrophoretic deposition of biomaterials

AR Boccaccini, S Keim, R Ma, Y Li… - Journal of the Royal …, 2010 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Electrophoretic deposition (EPD) is attracting increasing attention as an effective technique
for the processing of biomaterials, specifically bioactive coatings and biomedical …

A review on the use of hydroxyapatite-carbonaceous structure composites in bone replacement materials for strengthening purposes

HA Siddiqui, KL Pickering, MR Mucalo - Materials, 2018 - mdpi.com
Biomedical materials constitute a vast scientific research field, which is devoted to producing
medical devices which aid in enhancing human life. In this field, there is an enormous …

Growth of cement hydration products on single‐walled carbon nanotubes

JM Makar, GW Chan - Journal of the American Ceramic …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) were distributed on the surface of ordinary
Portland cement (OPC) grains. The OPC/SWCNT composite was then hydrated at a 0.5 w/c …

Calcium orthophosphate-based biocomposites and hybrid biomaterials

SV Dorozhkin - Journal of Materials Science, 2009 - Springer
In this review article, the state-of-the-art of calcium orthophosphate-based biocomposites
and hybrid biomaterials suitable for biomedical applications is presented. This subject …

Advances in multifunctional bioactive coatings for metallic bone implants

MP Nikolova, MD Apostolova - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
To fix the bone in orthopedics, it is almost always necessary to use implants. Metals provide
the needed physical and mechanical properties for load-bearing applications. Although …

Development of polyurethanes for bone repair

M Marzec, J Kucińska-Lipka, I Kalaszczyńska… - Materials Science and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The purpose of this paper is to review recent developments on polyurethanes aimed at the
design, synthesis, modifications, and biological properties in the field of bone tissue …

Calcium orthophosphate-containing biocomposites and hybrid biomaterials for biomedical applications

SV Dorozhkin - Journal of functional biomaterials, 2015 - mdpi.com
The state-of-the-art on calcium orthophosphate (CaPO4)-containing biocomposites and
hybrid biomaterials suitable for biomedical applications is presented. Since these types of …

Dual growth factor loaded nonmulberry silk fibroin/carbon nanofiber composite 3D scaffolds for in vitro and in vivo bone regeneration

D Naskar, AK Ghosh, M Mandal, P Das, SK Nandi… - Biomaterials, 2017 - Elsevier
In recent years the potential application of nanocomposite biomaterials in tissue engineering
field is gaining importance because of the combined features of all the individual …

Carbon nanotube reinforced hydroxyapatite composite for orthopedic application: a review

D Lahiri, S Ghosh, A Agarwal - Materials Science and Engineering: C, 2012 - Elsevier
Application of hydroxyapatite (HA) in orthopedic implants suffers from its low fracture
toughness and poor wear resistance. Carbon nanotube (CNT), with its high stiffness and …