Recent advances in bioplastics: application and biodegradation

T Narancic, F Cerrone, N Beagan, KE O'Connor - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
The success of oil-based plastics and the continued growth of production and utilisation can
be attributed to their cost, durability, strength to weight ratio, and eight contributions to the …

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) for therapeutic applications

J Zhang, EI Shishatskaya, TG Volova… - Materials Science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
As intracellular carbon and energy storage materials, polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are a
diverse biopolyesters synthesized by many bacteria. PHA have been produced in large …

[HTML][HTML] Polyhydroxyalkanoates in tissue repair and regeneration

W Guo, K Yang, X Qin, R Luo, H Wang… - Engineered …, 2022 - Elsevier
Developing advanced biocompatibility materials is of critical importance in biomedical
engineering. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA), being famous for its flexible mechanical …

Bio-based materials with novel characteristics for tissue engineering applications–A review

L Bedian, AM Villalba-Rodríguez… - International journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Recently, a wider spectrum of bio-based materials and materials-based novel constructs
and systems has been engineered with high interests. The key objective is to help for an …

Cell‐inspired all‐aqueous microfluidics: from intracellular liquid–liquid phase separation toward advanced biomaterials

Q Ma, Y Song, W Sun, J Cao, H Yuan… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Living cells have evolved over billions of years to develop structural and functional
complexity with numerous intracellular compartments that are formed due to liquid–liquid …

Independent effect of polymeric nanoparticle zeta potential/surface charge, on their cytotoxicity and affinity to cells

XR Shao, XQ Wei, X Song, LY Hao, XX Cai… - Cell …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Up to now, little research has been focussed on discovering how zeta potential
independently affects polymeric nanoparticle (NP) cytotoxicity. Methods Polymeric …

The past, present and future in scaffold-based tendon treatments

AJ Lomas, CNM Ryan, A Sorushanova… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2015 - Elsevier
Tendon injuries represent a significant clinical burden on healthcare systems worldwide. As
the human population ages and the life expectancy increases, tendon injuries will become …

The sustainability of microbial bioplastics, production and applications

F Abd El-malek, H Khairy, A Farag, S Omar - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Plastic accumulation has destructive environmental impacts, so the world needs eco-friendly
plastic alternatives. Within this context, polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) appear to be real …

Tendon tissue engineering: An overview of biologics to promote tendon healing and repair

V Citro, M Clerici, AR Boccaccini… - Journal of tissue …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Tendons are dense connective tissues with a hierarchical polarized structure that respond to
and adapt to the transmission of muscle contraction forces to the skeleton, enabling motion …

Polyhydroxyalkanoates: the natural biopolyester for future medical innovations

ZW Ren, ZY Wang, YW Ding, JW Dao, HR Li… - Biomaterials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are a family of natural microbial biopolyesters with the same
basic chemical structure and diverse side chain groups. Based on their excellent …