Membrane distillation and related operations—a review

E Curcio, E Drioli - Separation and Purification Reviews, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Membrane contactors represent an emerging technology in which the membrane is used as
a tool for inter phase mass transfer operations: the membrane does not act as a selective …

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 …

Functional cardiac cell constructs on cellulose-based scaffolding

E Entcheva, H Bien, L Yin, CY Chung, M Farrell… - Biomaterials, 2004 - Elsevier
Cellulose and its derivatives have been successfully employed as biomaterials in various
applications, including dialysis membranes, diffusion-limiting membranes in biosensors, in …

The surface energy of various biomaterials coated with adhesion molecules used in cell culture

EM Harnett, J Alderman, T Wood - Colloids and surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2007 - Elsevier
This study calculates the surface energy of polystyrene tissue culture plastic, silicon, silicon
dioxide and indium tin oxide, all of which have applications in tissue culture. The adhesion …

Effect of water structure on blood compatibility—thermal analysis of water in poly (meth) acrylate

M Tanaka, A Mochizuki - Journal of Biomedical Materials …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this study is to clarify the main factor causing excellent blood compatibility of
poly (2-methoxyethyl acrylate)(PMEA) by the comparison between PMEA and seven PMEA …

The roles of membrane technology in artificial organs: current challenges and perspectives

BT Duy Nguyen, HY Nguyen Thi, BP Nguyen Thi… - Membranes, 2021 - mdpi.com
The recent outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 reasserted the necessity of artificial
lung membrane technology to treat patients with acute lung failure. In addition, the aging …

Translational study between structure and biological response of nanocellulose from wood and green algae

K Hua, DO Carlsson, E Ålander, T Lindström… - Rsc Advances, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
The influence of nanostructure on the cytocompatibility of cellulose films is analyzed
providing insight into how physicochemical properties of surface modified microfibrillated …

The antimicrobial and osteoinductive properties of silver nanoparticle/poly (DL-lactic-co-glycolic acid)-coated stainless steel

Y Liu, Z Zheng, JN Zara, C Hsu, DE Soofer, KS Lee… - Biomaterials, 2012 - Elsevier
Implant-associated bacterial infections are one of the most serious complications in
orthopedic surgery. Treatment of these infections often requires multiple operations, device …

Alkali treatment facilitates functional nano-hydroxyapatite coating of 3D printed polylactic acid scaffolds

W Chen, L Nichols, F Brinkley, K Bohna, W Tian… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Autografting is currently the gold standard for treatment of bone defects, but has shown
disadvantages in the limited volume of and donor site morbidity associated with harvested …

Effects of scaffold composition and architecture on human nasal chondrocyte redifferentiation and cartilaginous matrix deposition

S Miot, T Woodfield, AU Daniels, R Suetterlin… - Biomaterials, 2005 - Elsevier
We investigated whether the post-expansion redifferentiation and cartilage tissue formation
capacity of adult human nasal chondrocytes can be regulated by controlled modifications of …