[HTML][HTML] Properties and applications of PDMS for biomedical engineering: A review

I Miranda, A Souza, P Sousa, J Ribeiro… - Journal of functional …, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is an elastomer with excellent optical, electrical and
mechanical properties, which makes it well-suited for several engineering applications. Due …

Progress of microfluidic hydrogel‐based scaffolds and organ‐on‐chips for the cartilage tissue engineering

H Tolabi, N Davari, M Khajehmohammadi… - Advanced …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Cartilage degeneration is among the fundamental reasons behind disability and pain across
the globe. Numerous approaches have been employed to treat cartilage diseases …

[HTML][HTML] 30 years of microfluidics

N Convery, N Gadegaard - Micro and Nano Engineering, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Microfluidics provides a great opportunity to create devices capable of outperforming
classical techniques in biomedical and chemical research. In this review, the origins of this …

Effects of emerging pollutants on the occurrence and transfer of antibiotic resistance genes: A review

G Feng, H Huang, Y Chen - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) have become major
concerns for both public health and environmental ecosystems. Emerging pollutants (EPs) …

Point-of-care microfluidic devices for pathogen detection

B Nasseri, N Soleimani, N Rabiee, A Kalbasi… - Biosensors and …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
The rapid diagnosis of pathogens is crucial in the early stages of treatment of diseases
where the choice of the correct drug can be critical. Although conventional cell culture-based …

Micro and nanoscale technologies in oral drug delivery

S Ahadian, JA Finbloom, M Mofidfar, SE Diltemiz… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Oral administration is a pillar of the pharmaceutical industry and yet it remains challenging to
administer hydrophilic therapeutics by the oral route. Smart and controlled oral drug delivery …

Bacterial adherence and biofilm formation on medical implants: a review

S Veerachamy, T Yarlagadda… - Proceedings of the …, 2014‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Biofilms are a complex group of microbial cells that adhere to the exopolysaccharide matrix
present on the surface of medical devices. Biofilm-associated infections in the medical …

Transparent triboelectric nanogenerators and self-powered pressure sensors based on micropatterned plastic films

FR Fan, L Lin, G Zhu, W Wu, R Zhang, ZL Wang - Nano letters, 2012‏ - ACS Publications
Transparent, flexible and high efficient power sources are important components of organic
electronic and optoelectronic devices. In this work, based on the principle of the previously …

Transfer printing techniques for materials assembly and micro/nanodevice fabrication

A Carlson, AM Bowen, Y Huang, RG Nuzzo… - Advanced …, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
Transfer printing represents a set of techniques for deterministic assembly of micro‐and
nanomaterials into spatially organized, functional arrangements with two and three …

Detection and imaging of quorum sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm communities by surface-enhanced resonance Raman scattering

G Bodelón, V Montes-García, V López-Puente… - Nature materials, 2016‏ - nature.com
Most bacteria in nature exist as biofilms, which support intercellular signalling processes
such as quorum sensing (QS), a cell-to-cell communication mechanism that allows bacteria …