Switching it up: The promise of stimuli‐responsive polymer systems in biomedical science

Y Shymborska, A Budkowski… - The Chemical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Responsive polymer systems have the ability to change properties or behavior in response
to external stimuli. The properties of responsive polymer systems can be fine‐tuned by …

[HTML][HTML] Passive antifouling and active self-disinfecting antiviral surfaces

O Lishchynskyi, Y Shymborska, Y Stetsyshyn… - Chemical engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Viruses pose a serious threat to human health and society in general, as virus infections are
one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality. Till May 2022, over 513 million people …

[HTML][HTML] Temperature-responsive polymer brush coatings for advanced biomedical applications

S Nastyshyn, Y Stetsyshyn, J Raczkowska, Y Nastishin… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Modern biomedical technologies predict the application of materials and devices that not
only can comply effectively with specific requirements, but also enable remote control of their …

[HTML][HTML] Glass transition temperature of PLGA particles and the influence on drug delivery applications

G Liu, K McEnnis - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Over recent decades, poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid)(PLGA) based nano-and micro-drug
delivery vehicles have been rapidly developed since PLGA was approved by the Food and …

Acrylate and methacrylate polymers' applications: Second life with inexpensive and sustainable recycling approaches

C Corsaro, G Neri, A Santoro, E Fazio - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Polymers are widely employed in several fields thanks to their wide versatility and the easy
derivatization routes. However, a wide range of commercial polymers suffer from limited use …

Temperature-responsive and multi-responsive grafted polymer brushes with transitions based on critical solution temperature: Synthesis, properties, and applications

Y Stetsyshyn, J Raczkowska, K Harhay, K Gajos… - Colloid and Polymer …, 2021 - Springer
Temperature responsivity of polymer brushes may be driven by different mechanisms, from
which the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) is the most famous one. The using of …

[HTML][HTML] Chemistry and engineering of brush type polymers: Perspective towards tissue engineering

İK Açarı, E Sel, İ Özcan, B Ateş, S Köytepe… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In tissue engineering, it is imperative to control the behaviour of cells/stem cells, such as
adhesion, proliferation, propagation, motility, and differentiation for tissue regeneration …

Static and dynamic biomaterial engineering for cell modulation

HJ Park, H Hong, R Thangam, MG Song, JE Kim… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the biological microenvironment, cells are surrounded by an extracellular matrix (ECM),
with which they dynamically interact during various biological processes. Specifically, the …

Temperature-controlled orientation of proteins on temperature-responsive grafted polymer brushes: poly (butyl methacrylate) vs poly (butyl acrylate): morphology …

K Awsiuk, Y Stetsyshyn, J Raczkowska… - …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Poly (n-butyl methacrylate)(PBMA) or poly (n-butyl acrylate)(PBA)-grafted brush coatings
attached to glass were successfully prepared using atom-transfer radical polymerization …

Bioinspired topographic surface modification of biomaterials

S Arango-Santander - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Physical surface modification is an approach that has been investigated over the last
decade to reduce bacterial adhesion and improve cell attachment to biomaterials. Many …