Polyhydroxyalkanoates: Trends and advances toward biotechnological applications

VC Kalia, SKS Patel, R Shanmugam, JK Lee - Bioresource Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Plastics are an integral part of most of the daily requirements. Indiscriminate usage and
disposal have led to the accumulation of massive quantities of waste. Their non …

Fibers for hearts: A critical review on electrospinning for cardiac tissue engineering

M Kitsara, O Agbulut, D Kontziampasis, Y Chen… - Acta biomaterialia, 2017 - Elsevier
Cardiac cell therapy holds a real promise for improving heart function and especially of the
chronically failing myocardium. Embedding cells into 3D biodegradable scaffolds may better …

Application of polyhydroxyalkanoates in medicine and the biological activity of natural poly (3-hydroxybutyrate)

AP Bonartsev, GA Bonartseva, IV Reshetov… - Acta Naturae …, 2019 - cyberleninka.ru
Biodegradable and biocompatible polymers, polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), are actively
used in medicine to produce a wide range of medical devices and dosage formulations. The …

Exploiting polyhydroxyalkanoates for biomedical applications

VC Kalia, SKS Patel, JK Lee - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are biodegradable plastic. Numerous bacteria produce PHAs
under environmental stress conditions, such as excess carbon-rich organic matter and …

Performance of polydioxanone-based membrane in association with 3D-printed bioceramic scaffolds in bone regeneration

L Pitol-Palin, PB Frigério, J Moura, L Pilatti… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study evaluated the bioactivity of 3D-printed β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) scaffolds
or hydroxyapatite (HA) scaffolds associated with polydioxanone (PDO) membrane …

Designing Biocompatible Tissue Engineered Heart Valves In Situ: JACC Review Topic of the Week

EM Cordoves, G Vunjak-Novakovic, DM Kalfa - Journal of the American …, 2023 - jacc.org
Valvular heart disease is a globally prevalent cause of morbidity and mortality, with both
congenital and acquired clinical presentations. Tissue engineered heart valves (TEHVs) …

Polydioxanone-based membranes for bone regeneration

S Saska, L Pilatti, ESS Silva, MA Nagasawa, D Câmara… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Resorbable synthetic and natural polymer-based membranes have been extensively
studied for guided tissue regeneration. Alloplastic biomaterials are often used for tissue …

Histopathological and immunohistochemical evaluation of cellular response to a woven and electrospun polydioxanone (PDO) and polycaprolactone (PCL) patch for …

M Rashid, J Dudhia, SG Dakin, SJB Snelling… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
We investigated endogenous tissue response to a woven and electrospun polydioxanone
(PDO) and polycaprolactone (PCL) patch intended for tendon repair. A sheep tendon injury …

Polyhydroxyalkanoate/carbon nanotube nanocomposites: flexible electrically conducting elastomers for neural applications

C Vallejo-Giraldo, E Pugliese, A Larrañaga… - …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: Medium chain length-polyhydroxyalkanoate/multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNTs)
nanocomposites with a range of mechanical and electrochemical properties were fabricated …

Evolution of surface nanopores in pressurised gyrospun polymeric microfibers

UE Illangakoon, S Mahalingam, RK Matharu… - Polymers, 2017 - mdpi.com
The selection of a solvent or solvent system and the ensuing polymer–solvent interactions
are crucial factors affecting the preparation of fibers with multiple morphologies. A range of …