Chemistry, structures, and advanced applications of nanocomposites from biorenewable resources

B Ates, S Koytepe, A Ulu, C Gurses… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Researchers have recently focused on the advancement of new materials from
biorenewable and sustainable sources because of great concerns about the environment …

Mechanical properties of electrospun fibers—a critical review

TU Rashid, RE Gorga… - Advanced Engineering …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The mechanical properties of electrospun fibers play an important role in determining their
applications. Most of the reported literature measures the mechanical properties of …

Biobased plastics and bionanocomposites: Current status and future opportunities

MM Reddy, S Vivekanandhan, M Misra… - Progress in polymer …, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper presents a broad review on the recent advances in the research and
development of biobased plastics and bionanocomposites that are used in various …

The extracellular matrix at a glance

C Frantz, KM Stewart, VM Weaver - Journal of cell science, 2010 - journals.biologists.com
The extracellular matrix (ECM) is the noncellular component present within all tissues and
organs, and provides not only essential physical scaffolding for the cellular constituents but …

Optimal delivery of poorly soluble drugs using electrospun nanofiber technology: Challenges, state of the art, and future directions

S Pattnaik, K Swain… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Poor aqueous solubility of both, existing drug molecules and those which are currently in the
developmental stage, have posed a great challenge to pharmaceutical scientists because …

Biomimetic scaffolds for tissue engineering

TG Kim, H Shin, DW Lim - Advanced Functional Materials, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Biomimetic scaffolds mimic important features of the extracellular matrix (ECM) architecture
and can be finely controlled at the nano‐or microscale for tissue engineering. Rational …

Processing and properties of nanofibrous bacterial cellulose-containing polymer composites: a review of recent advances for biomedical applications

N Eslahi, A Mahmoodi, N Mahmoudi, N Zandi… - Polymer …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Bacterial cellulose (BC) is an extracellular natural polymer produced by many
microorganisms and its properties could be tailored via specific fabrication methods and …

Nanofiller reinforced biodegradable PLA/PHA composites: Current status and future trends

J Sun, J Shen, S Chen, MA Cooper, H Fu, D Wu… - Polymers, 2018 - mdpi.com
The increasing demand for environmental protection has led to the rapid development of
greener and biodegradable polymers, whose creation provided new challenges and …

Protein-and peptide-based electrospun nanofibers in medical biomaterials

DB Khadka, DT Haynie - Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and …, 2012 - Elsevier
Electrospun fibers are being studied and developed because they hold considerable
promise for realizing some advantages of nanostructured materials. The fibers can be made …

Synergic effects of nanofiber alignment and electroactivity on myoblast differentiation

SH Ku, SH Lee, CB Park - Biomaterials, 2012 - Elsevier
The interactions between cells and materials play critical roles in the success of new
scaffolds for tissue engineering, since chemical and physical properties of biomaterials …