Recent advances in composites based on cellulose derivatives for biomedical applications

M Oprea, SI Voicu - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2020 - Elsevier
Cellulose derivatives represent a viable alternative to pure cellulose due to their solubility in
water and common organic solvents. This, coupled with their low cost, biocompatibility, and …

Magnesium-based alloys used in orthopedic surgery

I Antoniac, M Miculescu, V Mănescu, A Stere, PH Quan… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Magnesium (Mg)-based alloys have become an important category of materials that is
attracting more and more attention due to their high potential use as orthopedic temporary …

Polymeric membranes for biomedical applications

ER Radu, SI Voicu, VK Thakur - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Polymeric membranes are selective materials used in a wide range of applications that
require separation processes, from water filtration and purification to industrial separations …

Advanced protective layer design on the surface of Mg-based metal and application in batteries: challenges and progress

H Huang, D Li, L Hou, H Du, H Wei, X Liu… - Journal of Power …, 2022 - Elsevier
Mg metal draws wide attention in the field of electrochemical energy storage (batteries,
supercapacitor) because of its high volume energy density and environmental compatibility …

Polymer coatings on magnesium‐based implants for orthopedic applications

Y Zhu, W Liu, T Ngai - Journal of Polymer Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Nowadays, the need for bio‐implants, which can gradually degrade after fulfilling the
therapeutic tasks is continuously increasing. Under such situation, magnesium (Mg) and its …

Synthesis and characterization of pla-micro-structured hydroxyapatite composite films

AM Pandele, A Constantinescu, IC Radu, F Miculescu… - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
This article presents a facile synthesis method used to obtain new composite films based on
polylactic acid and micro-structured hydroxyapatite particles. The composite films were …

Cellulose acetate nanofibers loaded with crude annatto extract: Preparation, characterization, and in vivo evaluation for potential wound healing applications

AEA Dos Santos, FV Dos Santos, KM Freitas… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study we prepared annatto-loaded cellulose acetate nanofiber scaffolds and
evaluated both in vitro cytotoxicity and potential for wound healing in a rat model. Annatto …

In vitro and in vivo degradation assessment and preventive measures of biodegradable Mg alloys for biomedical applications

A Jana, M Das, VK Balla - Journal of Biomedical Materials …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Magnesium (Mg) and its alloys have been widely explored as a potential biodegradable
implant material. However, the fast degradation of Mg‐based alloys under physiological …

In Vitro Evaluation of Ag- and Sr-Doped Hydroxyapatite Coatings for Medical Applications

E Ungureanu, A Vladescu, AC Parau, V Mitran… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Osseointegration plays the most important role in the success of an implant. One of the
applications of hydroxyapatite (HAp) is as a coating for metallic implants due to its bioactive …

Surface modified cellulose acetate membranes for the reactive retention of tetracycline

AM Pandele, H Iovu, C Orbeci, C Tuncel… - Separation and …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents a new method for the reactive retention of tetracycline from aqueous
solutions. For this, cellulose acetate membranes were functionalized with aminopropyl …