Recent advances in the design of cardiovascular materials for biomedical applications

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 1637-1645
Author(s):  
Xun-Hong Xu ◽  
Xue Yang ◽  
Cheng-Gen Zheng ◽  
Yong Cui
Keyword(s):  
Surface Modification ◽  
Cardiovascular System ◽  
Biomedical Applications ◽  
Rational Design ◽  
Blood Compatibility ◽  
Heart Tissue ◽  
Recent Advances ◽  
Cardiovascular Therapeutics ◽  
Simple Selection ◽  
Selection Of

Biomaterials dominate the field of cardiovascular therapeutics, a multitude of which have been used to repair and replace injured heart tissue. This field has evolved beyond the simple selection of compatible materials and now focuses on the rational design of controlled structures that integrate with the cardiovascular system. However, the compatibility of these materials with the blood presents a major limitation to their clinical application. In this context, surface modification strategies can enhance blood compatibility and several recent advances in this area have emerged. This review summarizes the recent applications of biomaterials in cardiovascular therapies, the improvements in their biocompatibility and the surface modification technologies that have the potential to improve clinical outcomes.

scholarly journals Topographical and Biomechanical Guidance of Electrospun Fibers for Biomedical Applications

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 2896
Author(s):  
Sara Ferraris ◽  
Silvia Spriano ◽  
Alessandro Calogero Scalia ◽  
Andrea Cochis ◽  
Lia Rimondini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Modification ◽  
Biomedical Applications ◽  
Biomedical Application ◽  
Electrospun Fibers ◽  
Natural Polymers ◽  
Polymeric Fibers ◽  
Biological Phenomena ◽  
Proper Design ◽  
Synthetic And Natural Polymers ◽  
Selection Of

Electrospinning is gaining increasing interest in the biomedical field as an eco-friendly and economic technique for production of random and oriented polymeric fibers. The aim of this review was to give an overview of electrospinning potentialities in the production of fibers for biomedical applications with a focus on the possibility to combine biomechanical and topographical stimuli. In fact, selection of the polymer and the eventual surface modification of the fibers allow selection of the proper chemical/biological signal to be administered to the cells. Moreover, a proper design of fiber orientation, dimension, and topography can give the opportunity to drive cell growth also from a spatial standpoint. At this purpose, the review contains a first introduction on potentialities of electrospinning for the obtainment of random and oriented fibers both with synthetic and natural polymers. The biological phenomena which can be guided and promoted by fibers composition and topography are in depth investigated and discussed in the second section of the paper. Finally, the recent strategies developed in the scientific community for the realization of electrospun fibers and for their surface modification for biomedical application are presented and discussed in the last section.

Near-Infrared Emitting Dual-Stimuli-Responsive Carbon Dots from Endogenous Bile Pigments

Nanoscale ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Parinaz Fathi ◽  
Parikshit Moitra ◽  
Madeleine M. McDonald ◽  
Mandy Brigitte Esch ◽  
Dipanjan Pan
Keyword(s):  
Surface Modification ◽  
Carbon Dots ◽  
Biomedical Applications ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Bile Pigments ◽  
Careful Selection ◽  
Stimuli Responsive ◽  
Carbon Dot ◽  
Surface Modification Techniques ◽  
Selection Of

Carbon dots are biocompatible nanoparticles suitable for a variety of biomedical applications. Careful selection of carbon dot precursors and surface modification techniques has allowed for the development of carbon dots...

Functional polymer thin films designed for antifouling materials and biosensors

2012 ◽  
Vol 66 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chao Zhao ◽  
Ling-Yan Li ◽  
Ming-Ming Guo ◽  
Jie Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Biomedical Applications ◽  
Rational Design ◽  
Polymer Thin Films ◽  
Short Review ◽  
Photovoltaic Devices ◽  
Real World Applications ◽  
Energy Conversion And Storage ◽  
And Storage ◽  
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AbstractPolymer thin films offer a versatile and ubiquitous platform for a wide variety of real-world applications in biomedicine, nanotechnology, catalysis, photovoltaic devices, and energy conversion and storage. Depending on the chemical composition of the polymers and the associated microenvironment, the physicochemical properties (biocompatibility, stability, wettability, adhesion, morphology, surface free energy, and others) of polymer films can be tuned for a specific application through precisely controlled surface synthesis and the incorporation of desirable and responsive functional groups. In this short review, we first summarise the methods most commonly used for the fabrication of polymer thin films. Then we discuss how these polymer thin films can be used in a selection of biomedical applications in antifouling materials and biosensors. Some directions for the rational design of polymer thin films to achieve a specific function or application are also provided.

Recent advances in synthesis and surface modification of lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles for biomedical applications

2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 1551-1561 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min Lin ◽  
Ying Zhao ◽  
ShuQi Wang ◽  
Ming Liu ◽  
ZhenFeng Duan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Modification ◽  
Biomedical Applications ◽  
Upconversion Nanoparticles ◽  
Recent Advances

Problem of expertise of professional suitability of workers of metallurgical production

2020 ◽  
pp. 723-724
Author(s):  
L. V. Postnikova ◽  
V. S. Pakseeva ◽  
M. E. Matantzeva
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular System ◽  
Antihypertensive Therapy ◽  
Steel Industry ◽  
Metallurgical Production ◽  
Selection Of

There are presented results of the expertise of professional suitability of workers of the steel industry with diseases of the cardiovascular system after selection of antihypertensive therapy.

Recent advances in the rational design of 2D MXenes in energy conversion and storage systems

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nayab Sheikh ◽  
Muhammad Bilal Tahir ◽  
Nisar Fatima ◽  
Muhammad Sagir ◽  
Muhammad Pervaiz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Conversion ◽  
Rational Design ◽  
Storage Systems ◽  
Recent Advances ◽  
Energy Conversion And Storage ◽  
And Storage
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