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Physically Cross-Linked Gels of PVA with Natural Polymers as Matrices for Manuka Honey Release in Wound-Care Applications by Neres Santos, Antonia Monica, Duarte Moreira, Ana Paula, Piler Carvalho, Carlos W, Luchese, Rosa, Ribeiro, Edlene, McGuinness, Garrett B, Fernandes Mendes, Marisa, Nunes Oliveira, Renata

“…Manuka honey is a well-known natural material from New Zealand, considered to have properties beneficial for burn treatment. Gels created from polyvinyl…”
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Basement membrane properties and their recapitulation in organ-on-chip applications by Salimbeigi, Golestan, Vrana, Nihal E., Ghaemmaghami, Amir M., Huri, Pinar Y., McGuinness, Garrett B.

“…Drug discovery and toxicology is a complex process that involves considerable basic research and preclinical evaluation. These depend highly on animal testing…”
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Thermal behavior and mechanical properties of physically crosslinked PVA/Gelatin hydrogels by Liu, Yurong, Geever, Luke M., Kennedy, James E., Higginbotham, Clement L., Cahill, Paul A., McGuinness, Garrett B.

“…Poly (vinyl alcohol)/Gelatin hydrogels are under active investigation as potential vascular cell culture biomaterials, tissue models and vascular implants. The…”
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High-power low-frequency ultrasound: A review of tissue dissection and ablation in medicine and surgery by O’Daly, Brendan J., Morris, Edmund, Gavin, Graham P., O’Byrne, John M., McGuinness, Garrett B.

“…High-power low-frequency ultrasound in the range 20–60 kHz has wide ranging clinical applications in surgical and medical instruments for biological tissue…”
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Water resistance of photocrosslinked polyvinyl alcohol based fibers by Liu, Yurong, Bolger, Brian, Cahill, Paul A., McGuinness, Garrett B.

“…Electrospinning and photocrosslinking were combined in this study to prepare water-insoluble fibers of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) with the styrylpyridinium (SbQ)…”
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Electrospun nanofibre bundles and yarns for tissue engineering applications: A review by O'Connor, Richard A, McGuinness, Garrett B

“…Nanofibre membranes produced through the electrospinning process have been studied extensively over the past decade for a number of high demand applications…”
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PVA hydrogels loaded with a Brazilian propolis for burn wound healing applications by Oliveira, Renata N., McGuinness, Garrett B., Rouze, Regis, Quilty, Brid, Cahill, Paul, Soares, Gloria D. A., Thiré, Rossana M. S. M.

“…ABSTRACT PVA hydrogels offer many suitable characteristics for burn wound dressings. However, unmodified PVA gels do not act against infection. Propolis is a…”
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Endothelialization of PVA/gelatin cryogels for vascular tissue engineering: Effect of disturbed shear stress conditions by Vrana, Nihal Engin, Cahill, Paul A., McGuinness, Garrett B.

“…Mechanically, poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)‐based cryogels are extremely well suited for vascular tissue engineering applications. However, their surface…”
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Properties of PVA Hydrogel Wound-Care Dressings Containing UK Propolis by Oliveira, Renata N., McGuinness, Garrett B., Ramos, Maria Eduarda T., Kajiyama, Carolina E., Thiré, Rossana M. S. M.

“…Summary Burns pose a potential threat to health, and often require dressings. PVA hydrogels present many characteristics of ideal dressings, but do not have…”
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Towards functional 3D-stacked electrospun composite scaffolds of PHBV, silk fibroin and nanohydroxyapatite: Mechanical properties and surface osteogenic differentiation by Paşcu, Elena I, Cahill, Paul A, Stokes, Joseph, McGuinness, Garrett B

“…Bone tissue engineering scaffolds have two challenging functional tasks to fulfil: to encourage cell proliferation, differentiation and matrix synthesis and to…”
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Characterisation of debris from laser and mechanical cutting of bone by Rachmanis, Nikolaos, McGuinness, Garrett B, McGeough, Joseph A

“…Laser cutting of bones has been proposed as a technology in orthopaedic surgery. In this short study, the laser-bone interaction was examined using a pulsed…”
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Electrospun composites of PHBV, silk fibroin and nano-hydroxyapatite for bone tissue engineering by Paşcu, Elena I., Stokes, Joseph, McGuinness, Garrett B.

“…Electrospinning of fibrous scaffolds containing nano-hydroxyapatite (nHAp) embedded in a matrix of functional biomacromolecules offers an attractive route to…”
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Increased Susceptibility of Arterial Tissue to Wire Perforation With the Application of High-Frequency Mechanical Vibrations by Wylie, Mark P., McGuinness, Garrett B., Gavin, Graham P.

“…High-frequency mechanical vibrations (20-50 kHz), delivered via small diameter flexible wire waveguides represent a minimally invasive technology for the…”
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Cell encapsulation and cryostorage in PVA-gelatin cryogels: incorporation of carboxylated ε-poly-L-lysine as cryoprotectant by Vrana, Nihal E., Matsumura, Kazuaki, Hyon, Suong-Hyu, Geever, Luke M., Kennedy, James E., Lyons, John G., Higginbotham, Clement L., Cahill, Paul A., McGuinness, Garrett B.

“…It is desirable to produce cryopreservable cell‐laden tissue‐engineering scaffolds whose final properties can be adjusted during the thawing process…”
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High Power, Low Frequency Ultrasound: Meniscal Tissue Interaction and Ablation Characteristics by O’Daly, Brendan J, Morris, Edmund, Gavin, Graham P, O’Keane, Conor, O’Byrne, John M, McGuinness, Garrett B

“…Abstract This study evaluates high power low frequency ultrasound transmitted via a flat vibrating probe tip as an alternative technology for meniscal…”
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A linear finite element acoustic fluid-structure model of ultrasonic angioplasty in vivo by Wylie, Mark P., McGuinness, Garrett B., Gavin, Graham P.

“…The delivery of high‐power ultrasonic energy via small diameter wire waveguides represents a new alternative therapy for the treatment of chronic totally…”
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Performance characteristics of a therapeutic ultrasound wire waveguide apparatus by Gavin, Graham P., McGuinness, Garrett B., Dolan, Finbar, Hashmi, M.S.J.

“…Therapeutic ultrasound angioplasty has been investigated, clinically, by a number of researchers and represents a potentially promising therapy for the…”
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Ablation of chronic total occlusions using kilohertz-frequency mechanical vibrations in minimally invasive angioplasty procedures by McGuinness, G B, Wylie, M P, Gavin, G P

“…Certain minimally invasive cardiology procedures, such as balloon angioplasty and stent implantation, critically require that the site of an arterial blockage…”
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High strength bioinspired calcium phosphate-based material for bone repair applications by Mussatto, Andre, Doğu, Merve Nur, Vijayaraghavan, Rajani K., Groarke, Robert, Obeidi, Muhannad Ahmed, McGuinness, Garrett B.

“…Owing to the increasing demand for bone repair strategies, several biomaterials have been developed. Among the materials available for this purpose,…”
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Therapeutic ultrasound angioplasty: The risk of arterial perforation. an in vitro study by Wylie, M.P., McGuinness, G.B., Gavin, G.P.

“…The use of therapeutic ultrasound delivered via small diameter wire waveguides may represent an emerging minimally invasive approach in the treatment of…”
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