Chitosan is one of the most widely used natural biopolymers for a great variety of biomedical
applications owing to its biocompatibility, biodegradability, and antibacterial activity, being …

Orthopedic implants are increasing in global prevalence, with hundreds of thousands of
operations performed annually. However, a significant proportion of these operations …

Electrophoretic deposition (EPD) is attracting increasing attention as an effective technique
for the processing of biomaterials, specifically bioactive coatings and biomedical …

Thin films prepared via a layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly of renewable materials exhibit
exceptional oxygen barrier and flame-retardant properties. Positively charged chitosan (CH) …

A biocomposite coating comprising chitosan and ZnO deposited on a porous Ti oxide is
developed to avoid orthopedic and dental implant-related infections. The coating comprised …

Metallic implants have dominated the biomedical implant industries for the past century for
load-bearing applications, while the polymeric implants have shown great promise for tissue …

Composite orthopaedic coatings with antibacterial capability containing chitosan, Bioglass®
particles (9.8 μm) and silver nanoparticles (Ag-np) were fabricated using a single-step …

Despite their widespread application, metallic orthopaedic prosthesis failure still occurs
because of lack of adequate bone-bonding and the incidence of post-surgery infections. The …

Inspired by the gradient hygroscopic structure of carrotwood seed pod, patterned anisotropic
structure was created in polysaccharide hydrogel by an anodic electrical writing process …

Biodegradable biological molecules, including macrocycles and naturally occurring
biopolymers, are well-known for their various biological activities and pharmaceutical …