Fluoropolymers in biomedical applications: state-of-the-art and future perspectives

J Lv, Y Cheng - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Fluoropolymers have unique physicochemical properties such as hydrophobicity and
lipophobicity, good chemical stability and bio-inertness, low surface energy and phase …

Challenges and advances in materials and fabrication technologies of small-diameter vascular grafts

MX Li, QQ Wei, HL Mo, Y Ren, W Zhang, HJ Lu… - Biomaterials …, 2023 - spj.science.org
The arterial occlusive disease is one of the leading causes of cardiovascular diseases, often
requiring revascularization. Lack of suitable small-diameter vascular grafts (SDVGs) …

[HTML][HTML] Functionalization of in vivo tissue-engineered living biotubes enhance patency and endothelization without the requirement of systemic anticoagulant …

H Yan, Q Cheng, J Si, S Wang, Y Wan, X Kong… - Bioactive Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Vascular regeneration and patency maintenance, without anticoagulant administration,
represent key developmental trends to enhance small-diameter vascular grafts (SDVG) …

The blood compatibility challenge. Part 4: Surface modification for hemocompatible materials: Passive and active approaches to guide blood-material interactions

MF Maitz, MCL Martins, N Grabow, C Matschegewski… - Acta biomaterialia, 2019 - Elsevier
Biomedical devices in the blood flow disturb the fine-tuned balance of pro-and anti-
coagulant factors in blood and vessel wall. Numerous technologies have been suggested to …

An overview of chitosan and its application in infectious diseases

Q Meng, Y Sun, H Cong, H Hu, FJ Xu - Drug Delivery and Translational …, 2021 - Springer
Infectious diseases, such as the coronavirus disease-19, SARS virus, Ebola virus, and AIDS,
threaten the health of human beings globally. New viruses, drug-resistant bacteria, and fungi …

[HTML][HTML] Relationship and improvement strategies between drug nanocarrier characteristics and hemocompatibility: what can we learn from the literature

S Guo, Y Shi, Y Liang, L Liu, K Sun, Y Li - Asian journal of pharmaceutical …, 2021 - Elsevier
This article discusses the various blood interactions that may occur with various types of
nano drug-loading systems. Nanoparticles enter the blood circulation as foreign objects. On …

[HTML][HTML] Anti-fouling coatings for blood-contacting devices

S Yao, H Yan, S Tian, R Luo, Y Zhao, J Wang - Smart Materials in Medicine, 2024 - Elsevier
Blood-contacting medical devices, such as vascular stents, intravascular catheters, and
artificial heart valves, frequently encounter complications in clinical practice, including …

Strongly adhesive, self-healing, hemostatic hydrogel for the repair of traumatic brain injury

Z Dong, J Zhao, J Xu, W Deng, P Sun - Biomacromolecules, 2024 - ACS Publications
With wide clinical demands, therapies for traumatic brain injury (TBI) are a major problem in
surgical procedures and after major trauma. Due to the difficulty in regeneration of neurons …

Preparation Method and Application of Porous Poly (lactic acid) membranes: a review

J Zhao, X Liu, X Pu, Z Shen, W Xu, J Yang - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Porous membrane technology has garnered significant attention in the fields of separation
and biology due to its remarkable contributions to green chemistry and sustainable …

Functionalization of 3D printed polymeric bioresorbable stents with a dual cell-adhesive peptidic platform combining RGDS and YIGSR sequences

V Chausse, C Mas-Moruno, H Martin-Gómez… - Biomaterials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Biomimetic surface modification with cell-adhesive peptides is a promising approach to
improve endothelialization of current bioresorbable stents (BRS). Among them, RGDS and …