Search Results - "Journal of functional biomaterials"

Properties and Applications of PDMS for Biomedical Engineering: A Review by Miranda, Inês, Souza, Andrews, Sousa, Paulo, Ribeiro, João, Castanheira, Elisabete M S, Lima, Rui, Minas, Graça

“…Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is an elastomer with excellent optical, electrical and mechanical properties, which makes it well-suited for several engineering…”
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Silver Nanoparticles: Mechanism of Action and Probable Bio-Application by Mikhailova, Ekaterina O

“…This review is devoted to the medical application of silver nanoparticles produced as a result of "green" synthesis using various living organisms (bacteria,…”
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Formulation of Poloxamers for Drug Delivery by Bodratti, Andrew M, Alexandridis, Paschalis

“…Poloxamers, also known as Pluronics , are block copolymers of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) and poly(propylene oxide) (PPO), which have an amphiphilic character…”
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Recent Advances in Biomaterials for 3D Printing and Tissue Engineering by Jammalamadaka, Udayabhanu, Tappa, Karthik

“…Three-dimensional printing has significant potential as a fabrication method in creating scaffolds for tissue engineering. The applications of 3D printing in…”
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Biocompatible Polymer Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery Applications in Cancer and Neurodegenerative Disorder Therapies by Calzoni, Eleonora, Cesaretti, Alessio, Polchi, Alice, Di Michele, Alessandro, Tancini, Brunella, Emiliani, Carla

“…Polymer nanoparticles (NPs) represent one of the most innovative non-invasive approaches for drug delivery applications. NPs main objective is to convey the…”
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Novel Biomaterials Used in Medical 3D Printing Techniques by Tappa, Karthik, Jammalamadaka, Udayabhanu

“…The success of an implant depends on the type of biomaterial used for its fabrication. An ideal implant material should be biocompatible, inert, mechanically…”
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Bioactive Glasses: Where Are We and Where Are We Going? by Baino, Francesco, Hamzehlou, Sepideh, Kargozar, Saeid

“…Bioactive glasses caused a revolution in healthcare and paved the way for modern biomaterial-driven regenerative medicine. The first 45S5 glass composition,…”
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Effect of Size, Shape and Surface Functionalization on the Antibacterial Activity of Silver Nanoparticles by Menichetti, Arianna, Mavridi-Printezi, Alexandra, Mordini, Dario, Montalti, Marco

“…Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are the most investigated antibacterial agents against multidrug resistant (MDR) pathogens. They can lead to cellular death by…”
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Bio-Based Electrospun Fibers for Wound Healing by Azimi, Bahareh, Maleki, Homa, Zavagna, Lorenzo, De la Ossa, Jose Gustavo, Linari, Stefano, Lazzeri, Andrea, Danti, Serena

“…Being designated to protect other tissues, skin is the first and largest human body organ to be injured and for this reason, it is accredited with a high…”
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Biodegradable Materials and Metallic Implants-A Review by Prakasam, Mythili, Locs, Janis, Salma-Ancane, Kristine, Loca, Dagnija, Largeteau, Alain, Berzina-Cimdina, Liga

“…Recent progress made in biomaterials and their clinical applications is well known. In the last five decades, great advances have been made in the field of…”
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Calcium Phosphate-Based Biomaterials for Bone Repair by Hou, Xiaodong, Zhang, Lei, Zhou, Zifei, Luo, Xiong, Wang, Tianlong, Zhao, Xinyu, Lu, Bingqiang, Chen, Feng, Zheng, Longpo

“…Traumatic, tumoral, and infectious bone defects are common in clinics, and create a big burden on patient’s families and society. Calcium phosphate (CaP)-based…”
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Progress of Electrospun Nanofibrous Carriers for Modifications to Drug Release Profiles by Wang, Ying, Yu, Deng-Guang, Liu, Yang, Liu, Ya-Nan

“…Electrospinning is an advanced technology for the preparation of drug-carrying nanofibers that has demonstrated great advantages in the biomedical field…”
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Stimuli-Responsive Drug Release from Smart Polymers by Wells, Carlos M, Harris, Michael, Choi, Landon, Murali, Vishnu Priya, Guerra, Fernanda Delbuque, Jennings, J Amber

“…Over the past 10 years, stimuli-responsive polymeric biomaterials have emerged as effective systems for the delivery of therapeutics. Persistent with ongoing…”
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A Review of Glass-Ionomer Cements for Clinical Dentistry by Sidhu, Sharanbir K, Nicholson, John W

“…This article is an updated review of the published literature on glass-ionomer cements and covers their structure, properties and clinical uses within…”
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Green Carbon Dots: Synthesis, Characterization, Properties and Biomedical Applications by Jing, Hong Hui, Bardakci, Fevzi, Akgöl, Sinan, Kusat, Kevser, Adnan, Mohd, Alam, Mohammad Jahoor, Gupta, Reena, Sahreen, Sumaira, Chen, Yeng, Gopinath, Subash C B, Sasidharan, Sreenivasan

“…Carbon dots (CDs) are a new category of crystalline, quasi-spherical fluorescence, "zero-dimensional" carbon nanomaterials with a spatial size between 1 nm to…”
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The Effect of Bottom Profile Dimples on the Femoral Head on Wear in Metal-on-Metal Total Hip Arthroplasty by Jamari, J., Ammarullah, Muhammad Imam, Saad, Amir Putra Md, Syahrom, Ardiyansyah, Uddin, Mohammad, van der Heide, Emile, Basri, Hasan

“…Wear and wear-induced debris is a significant factor in causing failure in implants. Reducing contact pressure by using a textured surface between the femoral…”
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Computational Contact Pressure Prediction of CoCrMo, SS 316L and Ti6Al4V Femoral Head against UHMWPE Acetabular Cup under Gait Cycle by Jamari, J, Ammarullah, Muhammad Imam, Santoso, Gatot, Sugiharto, S, Supriyono, Toto, Prakoso, Akbar Teguh, Basri, Hasan, van der Heide, Emile

“…Due to various concerns about the use of metal-on-metal that is detrimental to users, the use of metal as acetabular cup material was later changed to ultra…”
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Hydrogels for Hydrophobic Drug Delivery. Classification, Synthesis and Applications by Larrañeta, Eneko, Stewart, Sarah, Ervine, Michael, Al-Kasasbeh, Rehan, Donnelly, Ryan F

“…Hydrogels have been shown to be very useful in the field of drug delivery due to their high biocompatibility and ability to sustain delivery. Therefore, the…”
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Bioactive Glasses: From Parent 45S5 Composition to Scaffold-Assisted Tissue-Healing Therapies by Fiume, Elisa, Barberi, Jacopo, Verné, Enrica, Baino, Francesco

“…Nowadays, bioactive glasses (BGs) are mainly used to improve and support the healing process of osseous defects deriving from traumatic events, tumor removal,…”
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Platelet Rich Plasma: New Insights for Cutaneous Wound Healing Management by Chicharro-Alcántara, Deborah, Rubio-Zaragoza, Mónica, Damiá-Giménez, Elena, Carrillo-Poveda, José M, Cuervo-Serrato, Belén, Peláez-Gorrea, Pau, Sopena-Juncosa, Joaquín J

“…The overall increase of chronic degenerative diseases associated with ageing makes wound care a tremendous socioeconomic burden. Thus, there is a growing need…”
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