Electrical stimulation and piezoelectric biomaterials for bone tissue engineering applications

D Khare, B Basu, AK Dubey - Biomaterials, 2020 - Elsevier
Bioelectrical phenomenon in natural bone has been well recognized for its role in bone
development and fracture healing. For example, the piezoelectricity induced modulation in …

The application of polyhydroxyalkanoates as tissue engineering materials

GQ Chen, Q Wu - Biomaterials, 2005 - Elsevier
Polyhydoxyalkanoates (PHA) are polyesters produced by microorganisms under
unbalanced growth conditions. They are generally biodegradable and thermoprocessable …

Piezoelectric polymers as biomaterials for tissue engineering applications

C Ribeiro, V Sencadas, DM Correia… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2015 - Elsevier
Tissue engineering often rely on scaffolds for supporting cell differentiation and growth.
Novel paradigms for tissue engineering include the need of active or smart scaffolds in order …

Elastomeric biomaterials for tissue engineering

Q Chen, S Liang, GA Thouas - Progress in polymer science, 2013 - Elsevier
Biomaterials play a critical role in engineering of tissue constructs, working as an artificial
extracellular matrix to support regeneration. Because the elastic stretchability is a major …

Biocompatibility and osteogenesis of biomimetic nano-hydroxyapatite/polyamide composite scaffolds for bone tissue engineering

H Wang, Y Li, Y Zuo, J Li, S Ma, L Cheng - Biomaterials, 2007 - Elsevier
In this study, we prepared nano-hydroxyapatite/polyamide (n-HA/PA) composite scaffolds
utilizing thermally induced phase inversion processing technique. The macrostructure and …

Biodegradable piezoelectric polymers: recent advancements in materials and applications

M Ali, MJ Bathaei, E Istif, SNH Karimi… - Advanced Healthcare …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Recent materials, microfabrication, and biotechnology improvements have introduced
numerous exciting bioelectronic devices based on piezoelectric materials. There is an …

Sustainable applications of polyhydroxyalkanoates in various fields: A critical review

A Pandey, N Adama, K Adjallé, JF Blais - International Journal of Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
PHA is one of the most promising candidates in bio-polymer family which is biodegradable
and environment-friendly in nature. In recent years, it has been applied as a biodegradable …

Recent development of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA)-based materials for antibacterial applications: a review

S Ladhari, NN Vu, C Boisvert, A Saidi… - ACS Applied Bio …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The diseases caused by microorganisms are innumerable existing on this planet.
Nevertheless, increasing antimicrobial resistance has become an urgent global challenge …

Medium chain length polyhydroxyalkanoates, promising new biomedical materials for the future

R Rai, T Keshavarz, JA Roether, AR Boccaccini… - Materials Science and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Medium chain length polyhydroxyalkanoates, mcl-PHAs (C6–C14 carbon atoms), are
polyesters of hydroxyalkanoates produced mainly by fluorescent Pseudomonads under …

Emerging bone tissue engineering via Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA)-based scaffolds

J Lim, M You, J Li, Z Li - Materials Science and Engineering: C, 2017 - Elsevier
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are a class of biodegradable polymers derived from
microorganisms. On top of their biodegradability and biocompatibility, different PHA types …