Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Farzad Seidi, Mohsen Khodadadi Yazdi, Maryam Jouyandeh, Midhun Dominic, Haleh Naeim, Mojtaba Nasiri Nezhad, Babak Bagheri, Sajjad Habibzadeh, Payam Zarrintaj, Mohammad Reza Saeb, Masoud Mozafari
Summary: Polysaccharides are abundant carbohydrate polymers, with chitosan being the most widely used; blending chitosan with other polymers can improve its properties and bioactivity. This review paper summarizes progress in chitosan blends with biodegradable polymers and polysaccharides for biomedical applications.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
(2021)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Debora F. Silva, Ailime L. P. Melo, Ana F. C. Uchoa, Graziela M. A. Pereira, Alisson E. F. Alves, Maria C. Vasconcellos, Francisco H. Xavier-Junior, Marcele F. Passos
Summary: Nanotechnology plays a crucial role in biomedical engineering, with applications in tissue engineering, drug release systems, biosensors, and imaging diagnosis. Understanding and applying nanomaterials in these fields are of great importance.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Connor P. Sherwood, Daniel C. Elkington, Michael R. Dickinson, Warwick J. Belcher, Paul C. Dastoor, Krishna Feron, Alan M. Brichta, Rebecca Lim, Matthew J. Griffith
Summary: The research demonstrates the potential application of using organic semiconductor devices as photocapacitors in neural interface technologies. By characterizing different device architectures and conducting related tests, the study explores the photoresponse mechanism, advantages, and limitations of these devices.
IEEE JOURNAL OF SELECTED TOPICS IN QUANTUM ELECTRONICS
(2021)
Review
Polymer Science
Han Wei Toh, Daniel Wee Yee Toong, Jaryl Chen Koon Ng, Valerie Ow, Shengjie Lu, Lay Poh Tan, Philip En Hou Wong, Subbu Venkatraman, Yingying Huang, Hui Ying Ang
Summary: Modern implantable medical devices have advanced beyond being mere substitutes, to actively participating in restoring bodily functions. The use of polymers in biomedical applications is attractive, but single homopolymers often fall short in meeting all desired characteristics, leading to the introduction of polymer blending and composites to overcome these limitations.
EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Applied
Yaling Deng, Amin Shavandi, Oseweuba Valentine Okoro, Lei Nie
Summary: This article reviews the use of click chemistry to modify alginate, enhancing its physical and chemical properties for various applications. Click chemistry can be employed to modify the mechanical strength and biochemical properties of alginate-based materials. The future perspectives of alginates modified with click chemistry are also discussed.
CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
(2021)
Review
Polymer Science
Balaji Ayyanar Chinnappan, Marimuthu Krishnaswamy, Huaizhong Xu, Md Enamul Hoque
Summary: Nanotechnology and electrospinning techniques have revolutionized the production of nanofibers and membranes with unique and variable properties. This review explores the effects of various process parameters on the characteristics of biomedical nanofibers, shedding light on the optimal conditions for producing uniform, smooth, and high-quality fibers. The applications of these nanofibers are also discussed.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Georgia Michailidou, Emmanuel N. Koukaras, Dimitrios N. Bikiaris
Summary: In this study, a vanillin-chitosan derivative was synthesized through chemical reaction, and blends of different ratios of CS and VACS were prepared to study their properties and interaction energies using FTIR, XRD, and other methods, which proved their miscibility.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yuemin Wang, Xinyuan Xu, Xingyu Chen, Jianshu Li
Summary: The delicate structure and fantastic functions of biological membranes have been utilized to construct multifunctional biomedical materials. These materials show excellent properties, such as long circulation time, disease-targeted therapy, excellent biocompatibility, and selective recognition. However, there are challenges associated with the clinical applications of biological-membrane derived materials.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2022)
Review
Polymer Science
Xiumei Li, Wanjia Xu, Yue Xin, Jiawei Yuan, Yuancheng Ji, Shengnan Chu, Junqiu Liu, Quan Luo
Summary: Polymer nanocomposites consist of polymer matrixes and nanoscaled fillers, providing enhanced characteristics for a wide range of biomedical applications. The introduction of supramolecular chemistry has led to the creation of intelligent biomedical materials with unique properties and tunable structures. Recent advances in biomedical applications like therapeutic delivery, bioimaging, and tissue engineering have leveraged the excellent properties of these materials.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Marco Giulini, Marta Rigoli, Giovanni Mattiotti, Roberto Menichetti, Thomas Tarenzi, Raffaele Fiorentini, Raffaello Potestio
Summary: The increasing computer power and improved accuracy of atomistic force fields have enabled researchers to study biological systems at the molecular level in detail. However, the length and time scales of many processes of interest are still out of reach for current hardware, leading to important questions remaining unanswered. Coarse-grained models, simplified representations of molecules at a lower resolution than atomistic, are commonly used in the investigation of biological physics problems, but the optimal degree of simplification remains a crucial open issue.
FRONTIERS IN MOLECULAR BIOSCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Gustav Ferrand-Drake Castillo, Maria Kyriakidou, Zeynep Adali, Kunli Xiong, Rebekah L. N. Hailes, Andreas Dahlin
Summary: This study presents the first interface that can be electrically switched between a high-capacity protein binding state and a completely non-fouling state. The technology offers various applications, such as zero fouling on demand, protein patterning or separation, and controlled release of biologics in a physiological environment.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Qiqi Sun, Sheng Yin, Yingxu He, Yi Cao, Chunping Jiang
Summary: Probiotics have gained attention for their potential biomedical applications, but their viability and activity can be affected by the surrounding tissue. Encapsulating probiotics within biomaterials has emerged as a strategy to improve their stability and activity. This article reviews recent advancements in probiotics encapsulation, including materials, methods, and effects. Challenges such as developing efficient encapsulation methods and targeted delivery vehicles remain.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Mohammadreza Rostami, Nima Beheshtizadeh, Faezeh Esmaeili Ranjbar, Nahid Najafi, Azam Ahmadi, Parisa Ahmadi, Hadis Rostamabadi, Zahra Pazhouhnia, Elham Assadpour, Mina Mirzanajafi-Zanjani, Misagh Fathi Kisomi, Mohammad Saeed Kharazmi, Seid Mahdi Jafari
Summary: Electrospinning is a convenient, adaptive, and scalable technique for manufacturing nano/micro/macro-fibers. Protein-based electrospun fibers have desirable properties such as biocompatibility, low toxicity, degradability, and solvolysis. This paper provides an overview of protein-based biomaterials and their potential for electrospinning. It also showcases the applications of electrospun protein fibers in the food and biomedical industries and discusses the future prospects and challenges they present.
ADVANCES IN COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
(2023)
Review
Polymer Science
Fawad Ali, Muammer Koc
Summary: Three-dimensional (3D) printing is a promising manufacturing platform in biomedical engineering. Polymer piezoelectric materials, with their controllable and reproducible properties, have opened new possibilities for integration into biomedical fields such as sensors, drug delivery systems, and tissue engineering.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Hong Cai, Yu-Xin Wu, Zhou Lu, Dong Luo, Jing-Xuan Sun, Guang-Wei Wu, Mian Li, Yu-Bai Wei, Li-Ming Zhong, Dan Li
Summary: This study successfully prepared a bioinspired metal-organic framework and observed amino acid encapsulation for the first time through single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Molecular dynamics and density functional theory investigation revealed the role of hydrogen bonding and pi-pi/C-H center dot center dot center dot pi interactions in the host-guest interface.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2022)