Biopolymer-based functional composites for medical applications

SB Park, E Lih, KS Park, YK Joung, DK Han - Progress in Polymer Science, 2017 - Elsevier
Over the last decade, numerous biopolymers have received more attention in medical
applications involving novel biomaterials because of their biocompatibility, biodegradability …

Hierarchical micro and nano structured, hydrophilic, superhydrophobic and superoleophobic surfaces incorporated in microfluidics, microarrays and lab on chip …

E Gogolides, K Ellinas, A Tserepi - Microelectronic Engineering, 2015 - Elsevier
Control of wetting properties at the extremes of wetting states (superhydrophilic and
superhydrophobic) is important for many applications, such as self-cleaning, anti-fogging …

Spontaneous occurrence of liquid-solid contact electrification in nature: Toward a robust triboelectric nanogenerator inspired by the natural lotus leaf

D Choi, D Yoo, KJ Cha, M La, DS Kim - Nano Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
The successive process of contact and detachment of aqueous liquid from the solid surface
with its resultant net electrical charge generation is termed as “discrete liquid-solid contact …

Adhesion behaviors on superhydrophobic surfaces

H Zhu, Z Guo, W Liu - Chemical communications, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
The adhesion behaviors of superhydrophobic surfaces have become an emerging topic to
researchers in various fields as a vital step in the interactions between materials and …

A mini‐review: cell response to microscale, nanoscale, and hierarchical patterning of surface structure

HJ Jeon, CG Simon Jr, GH Kim - Journal of biomedical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Cellular behavior can be influenced by the chemical and physical surface characteristics of
biomedical substrates. To understand the relationships between various topographical …

Design and properties of antimicrobial biomaterials surfaces

B Mehrjou, Y Wu, P Liu, G Wang… - Advanced Healthcare …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Emergence of antibiotic‐resistance pathogens has caused serious health issues and if the
current trend is to continue, treatment of the infection will become complicated and even …

Interactions between cells or proteins and surfaces exhibiting extreme wettabilities

W Song, JF Mano - Soft Matter, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Regulation of protein adsorption and cell adhesion on surfaces is a key aspect in the field of
biomedicine and tissue engineering. Beside the general studies on hydrophilic/hydrophobic …

From hurdle to springboard: The macrophage as target in biomaterial-based bone regeneration strategies

YH Kim, ROC Oreffo, JI Dawson - Bone, 2022 - Elsevier
The past decade has seen a growing appreciation for the role of the innate immune
response in mediating repair and biomaterial directed tissue regeneration. The long-held …

Engineering lotus leaf-inspired micro-and nanostructures for the manipulation of functional engineering platforms

W Kim, D Kim, S Park, D Lee, H Hyun, J Kim - Journal of industrial and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The micro-and nanoscale structures of biological systems possess various intriguing
properties, providing new insights and design principles for the fabrication of engineering …

Cell adhesive spectra along surface wettability gradient from superhydrophilicity to superhydrophobicity

J Meng, G Yang, L Liu, Y Song, L Jiang… - Science China Chemistry, 2017 - Springer
Surface wettability is important to design biointerfaces and functional biomaterials in various
biological applications. However, to date, it remains some confusions about how cells would …