Junka, Radoslaw Yu, Xiaojun
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Materials science & engineering. C, Materials for biological applications
Bone tissue engineering aims to alleviate the shortage of available autograft material and the biological/mechanical incompatibility of allografts through fabrication of bioactive synthetic bone graft substitutes. However, these substitute grafting materials have insufficient biological potency that limits their clinical efficacy in regenerating la...
Saroj, Soumya Janni, Devi Sirisha Ummadi, Chandrasekhar Reddy Kannoth Manheri, Muraleedharan
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Materials science & engineering. C, Materials for biological applications
A new group of non-ionic amphiphiles with short alkyl chains and functionalizable oxanorbornane-based head group for drug delivery application are presented. They can be prepared through a sequence that starts with cycloaddition of Boc-protected furfuryl amine with maleic anhydride and reduction of the resulting adduct with LiAlH4 to get a diol int...
Mohamed, Hamza Elsayed Ahmed Afridi, Shakeeb Khalil, Ali Talha Ali, Muhammad Zohra, Tanzeel Salman, Muhammad Ikram, Aamer Shinwari, Zabta Khan Maaza, Malik
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Materials science & engineering. C, Materials for biological applications
Maghemite (Fe2O3-NPs) nanoparticles were synthesized by a convenient, green and cost effective method using aqueous fruit extracts of Hyphaene thebaica. Different techniques like FTIR, XRD, UV-Vis, Raman, HR-TEM, EDS. SAED, Zeta potential were used to establish the nature of Fe2O3-NPs, while the therapeutic properties were studied using different b...
Edalati, Parisa Floriano, Ricardo Tang, Yongpeng Mohammadi, Abbas Pereira, Karina Danielle Luchessi, Augusto Ducati Edalati, Kaveh
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Materials science & engineering. C, Materials for biological applications
Despite significant studies on mechanical properties of high-entropy alloys (HEAs), there have been limited attempts to examine the biocompatibility of these alloys. In this study, a lattice-softened high-entropy alloy TiAlFeCoNi with ultrahigh hardness (examined by Vickers method), low elastic modulus (examined by nanoindentation) and superior act...
Ambrogi, Valeria Pietrella, Donatella Donnadio, Anna Latterini, Loredana Di Michele, Alessandro Luffarelli, Ilaria Ricci, Maurizio
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Materials science & engineering. C, Materials for biological applications
Alginate films containing pyrogenic silica supported silver nanoparticles were prepared as potential wound dressings. First silica supported silver nanoparticles (CAB-O-SIL-Ag) were prepared via solid state sintering route without the use of any solvent and reducing agent. The obtained composite was characterized by X-ray powder diffraction, transm...
Yuan, Mengqin Dai, Fangfang Li, Dan Fan, Yaqi Xiang, Wei Tao, Fenghua Cheng, Yanxiang Deng, Hongbing
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Materials science & engineering. C, Materials for biological applications
Biological meshes have always posed a challenge in biological medicine, for which nanocomposites with enhanced biocompatibility and antibacterial activity may be beneficial. In this study, lysozyme (LY) and collagen (Col) were alternately deposited on silk fibroin (SF) and nylon 6 (N6) composite nanofibrous mats using a layer-by-layer (LBL) self-as...
Wan, Li Tan, Xiaolong Sun, Tao Sun, Yulong Luo, Jing Zhang, Hongyu
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Materials science & engineering. C, Materials for biological applications
Osteoarthritis, which is characterized by irreversible destruction of articular cartilage and severe inflammation of joint capsule, may be effectively treated via the synergistic therapy of lubrication restoration and local drug intervention. In this study, zwitterionic polymer-grafted mesoporous silica nanoparticles ([email protected]) with the property ...
Yousaf, Huma Mehmood, Ansar Ahmad, Khawaja Shafique Raffi, Muhammad
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Materials science & engineering. C, Materials for biological applications
Antimicrobial resistance is a complex global health challenge today. Discovery and development of new natural alternates with novel targets is utmost priority. In this experiment, alternative antibiotic agents in the form of silver nanoparticles (SNPs) and Achillea millefolium L. extracts were evaluated for antibacterial and antioxidant activity. T...
Mamidi, Narsimha Zuníga, Alex Elías Villela-Castrejón, Javier
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Materials science & engineering. C, Materials for biological applications
Nanofibers and smart polymers are potentially fascinating biomaterials for the sustained release of therapeutic agents and tissue engineering applications. The current study describes a new class of pH-controlled polycaprolactone/mercaptophenyl methacrylate functionalized carbon nano-onions (PCL/f-CNOs) composite nanofibers by Forcespinning® (FS) w...
Tabernero, Antonio Cardea, Stefano
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Materials science & engineering. C, Materials for biological applications
Microbial exopolysaccharides are polymers that show a great potential for biomedical applications, such as tissue engineering applications and drug delivery, due to their biocompatibility, biodegradability and their gelling properties. These polysaccharides are obtained from a microorganism culture with a relatively straightforward downstream proce...
