Modern biomaterials: a review—bulk properties and implications of surface modifications

P Roach, D Eglin, K Rohde, CC Perry - Journal of Materials Science …, 2007 - Springer
This review concerns the importance of length and time on physicochemical interactions
between living tissue and biomaterials that occur on implantation. The review provides …

Polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane nanocomposites: the next generation material for biomedical applications

RY Kannan, HJ Salacinski, PE Butler… - Accounts of chemical …, 2005 - ACS Publications
The unique properties of nanocomposites have seen them creating the next revolution in
materials science. Their quantal properties as a result of their size have given them unique …

Enhancement of protein adsorption induced by surface roughness

K Rechendorff, MB Hovgaard, M Foss, VP Zhdanov… - Langmuir, 2006 - ACS Publications
Using quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation and ellipsometry, we show that during
adsorption of fibrinogen on evaporated tantalum films the saturation uptake increases with …

An inverted organic solar cell employing a sol-gel derived ZnO electron selective layer and thermal evaporated MoO3 hole selective layer

AKK Kyaw, XW Sun, CY Jiang, GQ Lo, DW Zhao… - Applied Physics …, 2008 - pubs.aip.org
We reported an efficient inverted bulk-heterojunction [regioregular of poly (3-
hexylthiophene):(6, 6)-phenyl C 61 butyric acid methyl ester] solar cell with a highly …

Stem cell-biomaterial interactions for regenerative medicine

S Martino, F D'Angelo, I Armentano, JM Kenny… - Biotechnology …, 2012 - Elsevier
The synergism of stem cell biology and biomaterial technology promises to have a profound
impact on stem-cell-based clinical applications for tissue regeneration. Biomaterials …

Surface micro-and nano-texturing of stainless steel by femtosecond laser for the control of cell migration

M Martínez-Calderon, M Manso-Silván, A Rodríguez… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
The precise control over the interaction between cells and the surface of materials plays a
crucial role in optimizing the integration of implanted biomaterials. In this regard, material …

Enhanced fibronectin adsorption on carbon nanotube/poly (carbonate) urethane: independent role of surface nano-roughness and associated surface energy

D Khang, SY Kim, P Liu-Snyder, GTR Palmore… - Biomaterials, 2007 - Elsevier
The contribution of nanoscale surface roughness on the adsorption of one key cell adhesive
protein, fibronectin, on carbon nanotube/poly (carbonate) urethane composites of different …

Stability of the hydrophilic behavior of oxygen plasma activated SU-8

F Walther, P Davydovskaya, S Zürcher… - Journal of …, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
The effect of O 2 plasma treatment on surface energy, topography and surface chemistry of
the negative photoresist epoxy novolak SU-8 was investigated by contact angle goniometry …

Fibronectin adsorption, cell adhesion, and proliferation on nanostructured tantalum surfaces

A Dolatshahi-Pirouz, T Jensen, DC Kraft, M Foss… - Acs Nano, 2010 - ACS Publications
The interaction between dental pulp derived mesenchymal stem cells (DP-MSCs) and three
different tantalum nanotopographies with and without a fibronectin coating is examined …

The antithrombogenic potential of a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) nanocomposite

RY Kannan, HJ Salacinski, J De Groot… - …, 2006 - ACS Publications
We have developed a nanocomposite using a silica nanocomposite polyhedral oligomeric
silsesquioxane (POSS) and poly (carbonate− urea) urethane (PCU) for potential use in …