Natural fiber-reinforced polylactic acid, polylactic acid blends and their composites for advanced applications

RA Ilyas, MYM Zuhri, HA Aisyah, MRM Asyraf… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Polylactic acid (PLA) is a thermoplastic polymer produced from lactic acid that has been
chiefly utilized in biodegradable material and as a composite matrix material. PLA is a …

Biomedical polymers: synthesis, properties, and applications

WH Chen, QW Chen, Q Chen, C Cui, S Duan… - Science China …, 2022 - Springer
Biomedical polymers have been extensively developed for promising applications in a lot of
biomedical fields, such as therapeutic medicine delivery, disease detection and diagnosis …

Injectable and biodegradable piezoelectric hydrogel for osteoarthritis treatment

T Vinikoor, GK Dzidotor, TT Le, Y Liu, HM Kan… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Osteoarthritis affects millions of people worldwide but current treatments using analgesics or
anti-inflammatory drugs only alleviate symptoms of this disease. Here, we present an …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in biomedical engineering of nano-hydroxyapatite including dentistry, cancer treatment and bone repair

M Du, J Chen, K Liu, H Xing, C Song - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Hydroxyapatite (HAp) has significant biological activity, degradability, and osteoconductivity.
In recent decades, it has been widely used in dentistry, anti-tumour drug carriers, and …

[HTML][HTML] 4D printing of shape memory polylactic acid (PLA)

M Mehrpouya, H Vahabi, S Janbaz, A Darafsheh… - Polymer, 2021 - Elsevier
Additive manufacturing has attracted much attention in the last decade as a principal
growing sector of complex manufacturing. Precise layer-by-layer patterning of materials …

Smart nanoparticles for drug delivery application: development of versatile nanocarrier platforms in biotechnology and nanomedicine

D Lombardo, MA Kiselev… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The study of nanostructured drug delivery systems allows the development of novel
platforms for the efficient transport and controlled release of drug molecules in the harsh …

[HTML][HTML] Applications of PLA in modern medicine

V DeStefano, S Khan, A Tabada - Engineered Regeneration, 2020 - Elsevier
Polylactic acid (PLA) is a versatile biopolymer. PLA is synthesized with ease from abundant
renewable resources and is biodegradable. PLA has shown promise as a biomaterial in a …

Targeted therapy in chronic diseases using nanomaterial-based drug delivery vehicles

AP Singh, A Biswas, A Shukla, P Maiti - Signal transduction and …, 2019 - nature.com
The application of nanomedicines is increasing rapidly with the promise of targeted and
efficient drug delivery. Nanomedicines address the shortcomings of conventional therapy, as …

Biopolymers and composites: Properties, characterization and their applications in food, medical and pharmaceutical industries

GP Udayakumar, S Muthusamy, B Selvaganesh… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polymers have occupied an indispensable role in almost all types of industries for their
immense physical and mechanical characteristics, mainly in food, packaging …

A perspective on polylactic acid-based polymers use for nanoparticles synthesis and applications

T Casalini, F Rossi, A Castrovinci… - … in bioengineering and …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Polylactic acid (PLA)—based polymers are ubiquitous in the biomedical field thanks to their
combination of attractive peculiarities: biocompatibility (degradation products do not elicit …