Controlled drug delivery systems: current status and future directions

S Adepu, S Ramakrishna - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The drug delivery system enables the release of the active pharmaceutical ingredient to
achieve a desired therapeutic response. Conventional drug delivery systems (tablets …

[HTML][HTML] 4D bioprinting of smart polymers for biomedical applications: Recent progress, challenges, and future perspectives

ZU Arif, MY Khalid, A Zolfagharian… - Reactive and Functional …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract 4D bioprinting is the next-generation additive manufacturing-based fabrication
platform employed to construct intricate, adaptive, and dynamic soft and hard tissue …

Connected healthcare: Improving patient care using digital health technologies

A Awad, SJ Trenfield, TD Pollard, JJ Ong… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2021 - Elsevier
Now more than ever, traditional healthcare models are being overhauled with digital
technologies of Healthcare 4.0 increasingly adopted. Worldwide, digital devices are …

Advances in powder bed fusion 3D printing in drug delivery and healthcare

A Awad, F Fina, A Goyanes, S Gaisford… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2021 - Elsevier
Powder bed fusion (PBF) is a 3D printing method that selectively consolidates powders into
3D objects using a power source. PBF has various derivatives; selective laser …

[HTML][HTML] A review of techniques for the application of bioactive coatings on metal-based implants to achieve controlled release of active ingredients

KA Kravanja, M Finšgar - Materials & Design, 2022 - Elsevier
Metallic implants have the disadvantage of being insufficiently biologically active despite
their good mechanical properties and general affordability. Therefore, their bone growth at …

3D printing: applications in tissue engineering, medical devices, and drug delivery

BG Pavan Kalyan, L Kumar - Aaps Pharmscitech, 2022 - Springer
Abstract The gemstone of 3-dimensional (3D) printing shines up from the pyramid of additive
manufacturing. Three-dimensional bioprinting technology has been predicted to be a game …

4D printing in biomedical applications: emerging trends and technologies

T Agarwal, SY Hann, I Chiesa, H Cui… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Nature's material systems during evolution have developed the ability to respond and adapt
to environmental stimuli through the generation of complex structures capable of varying …

Traction of 3D and 4D printing in the healthcare industry: from drug delivery and analysis to regenerative medicine

K Osouli-Bostanabad, T Masalehdan… - ACS Biomaterials …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Three-dimensional (3D) printing and 3D bioprinting are promising technologies for a broad
range of healthcare applications from frontier regenerative medicine and tissue engineering …

A review on wound dressings: Antimicrobial agents, biomaterials, fabrication techniques, and stimuli-responsive drug release

E Naseri, A Ahmadi - European Polymer Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Skin, the largest organ of the body, protects the inner organs against the ambient
environment, and it is prone to internal and external injuries in the form of wounds. The …

Performance evaluation of 3D printing technologies: a review, recent advances, current challenges, and future directions

U Chadha, A Abrol, NP Vora, A Tiwari… - Progress in Additive …, 2022 - Springer
Traditional manufacturing methods have become obsolete nowadays with the evolution of
3D printing. 3D printing has provided a totally new paradigm to modern-day manufacturing …