Electrospun polymeric nanofibres as wound dressings: A review

SP Miguel, DR Figueira, D Simões, MP Ribeiro… - Colloids and surfaces B …, 2018 - Elsevier
Skin wounds have significant morbidity and mortality rates associated. This is explained by
the limited effectiveness of the currently available treatments, which in some cases do not …

Polydopamine and its derivative materials: synthesis and promising applications in energy, environmental, and biomedical fields

Y Liu, K Ai, L Lu - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
The observation and investigation of phenomena in the natural world can inspire the
discovery of new materials and a greater understanding of the underlying physical …

Surface modification of polycaprolactone nanofibers through hydrolysis and aminolysis: a comparative study on structural characteristics, mechanical properties, and …

R Yaseri, M Fadaie, E Mirzaei, H Samadian… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Hydrolysis and aminolysis are two main commonly used chemical methods for surface
modification of hydrophobic tissue engineering scaffolds. The type of chemical reagents …

Sustainable robots 4D printing

H Soleimanzadeh, B Rolfe, M Bodaghi… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nature frequently serves as an inspiration for modern robotics innovations that emphasize
secure human–machine interaction. However, the advantages of increased automation and …

Electrospun scaffolds for tissue engineering of vascular grafts

A Hasan, A Memic, N Annabi, M Hossain, A Paul… - Acta biomaterialia, 2014 - Elsevier
There is a growing demand for off-the-shelf tissue engineered vascular grafts (TEVGs) for
the replacement or bypass of damaged arteries in various cardiovascular diseases …

Poly (vinyl alcohol)-based nanofibrous electrospun scaffolds for tissue engineering applications

MA Teixeira, MTP Amorim, HP Felgueiras - Polymers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Tissue engineering (TE) holds an enormous potential to develop functional scaffolds
resembling the structural organization of native tissues, to improve or replace biological …

Strategies for the chemical and biological functionalization of scaffolds for cardiac tissue engineering: a review

M Tallawi, E Rosellini, N Barbani… - Journal of the …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The development of biomaterials for cardiac tissue engineering (CTE) is challenging,
primarily owing to the requirement of achieving a surface with favourable characteristics that …

Scaffolding polymeric biomaterials: Are naturally occurring biological macromolecules more appropriate for tissue engineering?

M Abbasian, B Massoumi, R Mohammad-Rezaei… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Nowadays, tissue and organ failures resulted from injury, aging accounts, diseases or other
type of damages is one of the most important health problems with an increasing incidence …

Surface-functionalized electrospun nanofibers for tissue engineering and drug delivery

HS Yoo, TG Kim, TG Park - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2009 - Elsevier
Electrospun nanofibers with a high surface area to volume ratio have received much
attention because of their potential applications for biomedical devices, tissue engineering …

Hydrophilic surface functionalization of electrospun nanofibrous scaffolds in tissue engineering

B Niemczyk-Soczynska, A Gradys, P Sajkiewicz - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Electrospun polymer nanofibers have received much attention in tissue engineering due to
their valuable properties such as biocompatibility, biodegradation ability, appropriate …