Anti-infective biomaterials need to be tailored according to the specific clinical application.
All their properties have to be tuned to achieve the best anti-infective performance together …

Biomaterials play an increasing role in modern health care systems. Biocompatibility poses
a significant challenge for manufacturers of medical devices and contemporary intelligent …

This review reports the promising prospects of poly (lactic acid)(PLA) based nanostructured
materials considering two of their main potential uses, packaging and tissue engineering …

The nanoscale surface topography of artificial materials is known to play a significant role in
interactions with biological systems such as proteins and cells. A detailed understanding …

Poly (ɛ-caprolactone)–poly (ethylene glycol)(PCL–PEG) copolymers are important synthetic
biomedical materials with amphiphilicity, controlled biodegradability, and great …

The surface characteristics of biomaterials can influence protein adsorption, cellular
functions, and ultimately tissue formation. Controlled chemical oxidation of titanium‐based …

Starting with the First World Biomaterials Conference held in 1980 in Baden near Vienna, to
which one of us (VH) attended, we were heavily involved in the development of the …

A new method for encapsulating cells in interpenetrating network (IPN) hydrogels of superior
mechanical integrity was developed. In this study, two biocompatible materials—agarose …

Biomaterial surface characteristics are critical cues that regulate cell function. We produced
a novel series of poly (l-lactic acid)(PLLA) and polystyrene demixed nanotopographic films …

A polyether-type polyurethane (PU) containing silver (Ag) nanoparticles (4–7nm, 1.51× 10−
3–1.13× 10− 2wt-%) was prepared by mixing the waterborne PU with the nanoparticle …