Processing, mechanical properties and bio-applications of silk fibroin-based high-strength hydrogels

Y Zhao, ZS Zhu, J Guan, SJ Wu - Acta biomaterialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Hydrogels are an attractive class of materials that possess similar structural and functional
characteristics to wet biological tissues and demonstrate a diversity of applications in …

Advanced microfluidic technologies for lipid nano-microsystems from synthesis to biological application

BG Carvalho, BT Ceccato, M Michelon, SW Han… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Microfluidics is an emerging technology that can be employed as a powerful tool for
designing lipid nano-microsized structures for biological applications. Those lipid structures …

Merits and advances of microfluidics in the pharmaceutical field: design technologies and future prospects

A Maged, R Abdelbaset, AA Mahmoud… - Drug delivery, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Microfluidics is used to manipulate fluid flow in micro-channels to fabricate drug delivery
vesicles in a uniform tunable size. Thanks to their designs, microfluidic technology provides …

Recent trends of microfluidics in food science and technology: Fabrications and applications

R Mu, N Bu, J Pang, L Wang, Y Zhang - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
The development of novel materials with microstructures is now a trend in food science and
technology. These microscale materials may be applied across all steps in food …

Current advances of polysaccharide-based nanogels and microgels in food and biomedical sciences

A Papagiannopoulos, K Sotiropoulos - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Polysaccharides are natural polymers with hydrophilic, biocompatible and biodegradable
characteristics and have many opportunities in the food and pharmaceutical sectors. This …

Cytoprotection of human progenitor and stem cells through encapsulation in alginate templated, dual crosslinked silk and silk–gelatin composite hydrogel microbeads

O Hasturk, JA Smiley, M Arnett… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Susceptibility of mammalian cells against harsh processing conditions limit their use in cell
transplantation and tissue engineering applications. Besides modulation of the cell …

Biodiesel Production by Heterogeneous Catalysis and Eco‐friendly Routes

RA Welter, HS Santana… - ChemBioEng …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Biodiesel is produced on a large scale as an eco‐friendly substitute and additive to fossil
fuels. Catalytic homogeneous processes using strong acids, alkalis, and natural oils have …

Research progress and application exploration of typical microreactor technologies for health monitoring and disease Diagnosis/Treatment

Z Tan, Y Zheng, H Shi, W Xu, X Jia, Z Dan… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microreactor is an important functional device in a microfluidic system, which has a
significant impact on the overall performance of the microfluidic system. As an emerging …

Gelatin methacryloyl granular scaffolds for localized mRNA delivery

BG Carvalho, A Nakayama, H Miwa, SW Han… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Messenger RNA (mRNA) therapy is the intracellular delivery of mRNA to produce desired
therapeutic proteins. Developing strategies for local mRNA delivery is still required where …

Layer-by-layer biomimetic microgels for 3D cell culture and nonviral gene delivery

BG Carvalho, FF Vit, HF Carvalho, SW Han… - …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Localized release of nucleic acid therapeutics is essential for many biomedical applications,
including gene therapy, tissue engineering, and medical implant coatings. We applied the …