Modification of polyethersulfone membranes–A review of methods

C Zhao, J Xue, F Ran, S Sun - Progress in Materials Science, 2013 - Elsevier
Significant progress has been achieved in the last years on the modification of
polyethersulfone (PES) membranes. Many articles and reviews have been written on the …

Comprehensive evaluation of organotypic and microphysiological liver models for prediction of drug-induced liver injury

Y Zhou, JX Shen, VM Lauschke - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is a major concern for the pharmaceutical industry and
constitutes one of the most important reasons for the termination of promising drug …

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 …

Liver tissue engineering in the evaluation of drug safety

A Dash, W Inman, K Hoffmaster, S Sevidal… - Expert opinion on …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Assessment of drug–liver interactions is an integral part of predicting the safety profile of
new drugs. Existing model systems range from in vitro cell culture models to FDA-mandated …

Delivery of synthetic mRNAs for tissue regeneration

H Steinle, J Weber, S Stoppelkamp… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, nucleic acid-based therapeutics have gained increasing importance as
novel treatment options for disease prevention and treatment. Synthetic messenger RNAs …

[HTML][HTML] Clarification of passion fruit juice by microfiltration: Analyses of operating parameters, study of membrane fouling and juice quality

RC de Oliveira, RC Docê, STD de Barros - Journal of food engineering, 2012 - Elsevier
In this study, the performance of two membranes were compared–tubular ceramic and
hollow fiber poly (imide)–under transmembrane pressure of 0.5 and 1bar, for the clarification …

Liver tissue engineering as an emerging alternative for liver disease treatment

ES Mirdamadi, D Kalhori, N Zakeri… - … Engineering Part B …, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Chronic liver diseases affect thousands of lives throughout the world every year. The
shortage of liver donors for transplantation has been the main driving force to employ …

Direct synthesis of heparin-like poly (ether sulfone) polymer and its blood compatibility

LR Wang, H Qin, SQ Nie, SD Sun, F Ran, CS Zhao - Acta biomaterialia, 2013 - Elsevier
In this study, heparin-like poly (ethersulfone)(HLPES) was synthesized by a combination of
polycondensation and post-carboxylation methods, and was characterized by Fourier …

Bioengineering organs for blood detoxification

C Legallais, D Kim, SM Mihaila… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
For patients with severe kidney or liver failure the best solution is currently organ
transplantation. However, not all patients are eligible for transplantation and due to limited …

Biomedical applications of nondegradable polymers

A Subramaniam, S Sethuraman - Natural and synthetic biomedical …, 2014 - Elsevier
Nondegradable polymers also known as biostable or biointegrable polymers have a long
history in biomedical field to treat a wide range of health problems in different tissues …