Nanostructured materials for applications in drug delivery and tissue engineering

M Goldberg, R Langer, X Jia - Journal of Biomaterials Science …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Research in the areas of drug delivery and tissue engineering has witnessed tremendous
progress in recent years due to their unlimited potential to improve human health …

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 …

Nanostructure-mediated drug delivery

GA Hughes - Nanomedicine: nanotechnology, biology and medicine, 2005 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology is expected to have an impact on all industries including semiconductors,
manufacturing, and biotechnology. Tools that provide the capability to characterize and …

Polyester-based (bio) degradable polymers as environmentally friendly materials for sustainable development

J Rydz, W Sikorska, M Kyulavska… - International journal of …, 2014 - mdpi.com
This review focuses on the polyesters such as polylactide and polyhydroxyalkonoates, as
well as polyamides produced from renewable resources, which are currently among the …

Toxicology of nanomaterials used in nanomedicine

J Zhao, V Castranova - Journal of Toxicology and Environmental …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
With the development of nanotechnology, nanomaterials are being widely used in many
industries as well as in medicine and pharmacology. Despite the many proposed …

Advances in polyhydroxyalkanoate nanocarriers for effective drug delivery: An overview and challenges

P Prakash, WH Lee, CY Loo, HSJ Wong… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are natural polymers produced under specific conditions by
certain organisms, primarily bacteria, as a source of energy. These up-and-coming …

[BOOK][B] Pharmaceutical biotechnology: fundamentals and applications

DJA Crommelin, RD Sindelar - 2008 - taylorfrancis.com
The field of pharmaceutical biotechnology is evolving rapidly. A whole new arsenal of
protein pharmaceuticals is being produced by recombinant techniques for cancer, viral …

Current studies into the genotoxic effects of nanomaterials

CT Ng, JJ Li, BH Bay, LYL Yung - Journal of nucleic acids, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Nanotechnology has created opportunities for engineers to manufacture superior and more
efficient devices and products. Nanomaterials (NMs) are now widely used in consumer …

From anionic ring-opening polymerization of β-butyrolactone to biodegradable poly (hydroxyalkanoate) s: Our contributions in this field

G Adamus, A Domiński, M Kowalczuk, P Kurcok… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
The feasibility of synthesis of functionalized poly (3-hydroxybutanoic acid) analogue and its
copolymers via ring-opening polymerization of β-butyrolactone mediated by activated …

Biocompatibility of polyhydroxybutyrate microspheres: in vitro and in vivo evaluation

EI Shishatskaya, ON Voinova, AV Goreva… - Journal of Materials …, 2008 - Springer
Microspheres have been prepared from the resorbable linear polyester of β-hydroxybutyric
acid (polyhydroxybutyrate, PHB) by the solvent evaporation technique and investigated in …