Aerogel‐based biomaterials for biomedical applications: From fabrication methods to disease‐targeting applications

S Karamikamkar, EP Yalcintas, R Haghniaz… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aerogel‐based biomaterials are increasingly being considered for biomedical applications
due to their unique properties such as high porosity, hierarchical porous network, and large …

Synthesis and biomedical applications of aerogels: Possibilities and challenges

H Maleki, L Durães, CA García-González… - Advances in colloid and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Aerogels are an exceptional group of nanoporous materials with outstanding
physicochemical properties. Due to their unique physical, chemical, and mechanical …

Mechanically strong silica-silk fibroin bioaerogel: a hybrid scaffold with ordered honeycomb micromorphology and multiscale porosity for bone regeneration

H Maleki, MA Shahbazi, S Montes… - … applied materials & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Due to the synergic feature of individual components in hybrid (nano) biomaterials, their
application in regenerative medicine has drawn significant attention. Aiming to address all …

[HTML][HTML] 3D-printed aerogels as theranostic implants monitored by fluorescence bioimaging

A Iglesias-Mejuto, R Pinto, P Faísca, J Catarino… - Bioactive Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Aerogel scaffolds are nanostructured materials with beneficial properties for tissue
engineering applications. The tracing of the state of the aerogels after their implantation is …

[HTML][HTML] Safety and efficacy assessment of aerogels for biomedical applications

T Ferreira-Gonçalves, C Constantin, M Neagu… - Biomedicine & …, 2021 - Elsevier
The unique physicochemical properties of aerogels have made them an attractive class of
materials for biomedical applications such as drug delivery, regenerative medicine, and …

[HTML][HTML] The possibilities of using a mixture of PDMS and phosphor in a wide range of industry applications

R Rendeiro, J Jargus, J Nedoma, R Martinek… - Opto-Electronic …, 2024 - oejournal.org
A mixture of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) doped with phosphor particles can be found
across diverse industries having different applications. This mixture plays a particularly …

A High-Sensitivity Flexible Direct X-ray Detector Based on Bi2O3/PDMS Nanocomposite Thin Film

L Mao, Y Li, H Chen, L Yu, J Zhang - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
The characteristics of mechanical flexibility, low health risk, and simple processing of
polymer nanocomposite materials make them potentially applicable as flexible X-ray …

Growing neural PC-12 cell on crosslinked silica aerogels increases neurite extension in the presence of an electric field

KJ Lynch, O Skalli, F Sabri - Journal of functional biomaterials, 2018 - mdpi.com
Externally applied electrical stimulation (ES) has been shown to enhance the nerve
regeneration process and to influence the directionality of neurite outgrowth. In addition, the …

Nerve response to superelastic shape memory polyurethane aerogels

MR Sala, O Skalli, N Leventis, F Sabri - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
We have previously shown the suitability of aerogels as scaffolds for neuronal cells. Here,
we report on the use of superelastic shape memory polyurethane aerogels (SSMPA) …

Investigation of surface topography and stiffness on adhesion and neurites extension of PC12 cells on crosslinked silica aerogel substrates

KJ Lynch, O Skalli, F Sabri - PLoS One, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Fundamental understanding and characterization of neural response to substrate
topography is essential in the development of next generation biomaterials for nerve repair …