Physical and mechanical properties of PLA, and their functions in widespread applications—A comprehensive review

S Farah, DG Anderson, R Langer - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Poly (lactic acid)(PLA), so far, is the most extensively researched and utilized
biodegradable aliphatic polyester in human history. Due to its merits, PLA is a leading …

Biocompatibility and safety of PLA and its copolymers

Y Ramot, M Haim-Zada, AJ Domb, A Nyska - Advanced drug delivery …, 2016 - Elsevier
PLA and its copolymers are commonly used for a wide variety of applications. While they are
considered to be biocompatible, side effects resulting from their implantation have been …

Poly (lactic acid) nanofibrous scaffolds for tissue engineering

M Santoro, SR Shah, JL Walker, AG Mikos - Advanced drug delivery …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Poly (lactic acid)(PLA) is a synthetic polyester that has shown extensive utility in
tissue engineering. Synthesized either by ring opening polymerization or polycondensation …

Evolution of bioinks and additive manufacturing technologies for 3D bioprinting

RR Jose, MJ Rodriguez, TA Dixon… - ACS biomaterials …, 2016 - ACS Publications
3D printing is an additive manufacturing (AM) technique that has quickly disrupted traditional
design and manufacturing strategies. New structures can be manufactured that could not be …

Three dimensional printed macroporous polylactic acid/hydroxyapatite composite scaffolds for promoting bone formation in a critical-size rat calvarial defect model

H Zhang, X Mao, Z Du, W Jiang, X Han… - … and technology of …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
We have explored the applicability of printed scaffold by comparing osteogenic ability and
biodegradation property of three resorbable biomaterials. A polylactic acid/hydroxyapatite …

Application of montmorillonite in bentonite as a pharmaceutical excipient in drug delivery systems

JH Park, HJ Shin, MH Kim, JS Kim, N Kang… - Journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Montmorillonite is a multifunctional clay mineral and a major component of bentonite.
Montmorillonite has been used in various industrial and pharmaceutical fields due to its …

Application of FDM three-dimensional printing technology in the digital manufacture of custom edentulous mandible trays

H Chen, X Yang, L Chen, Y Wang, Y Sun - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
The objective was to establish and evaluate a method for manufacture of custom trays for
edentulous jaws using computer aided design and fused deposition modeling (FDM) …

Direct mechanical stimulation of stem cells: a beating electromechanically active scaffold for cardiac tissue engineering

A Gelmi, A Cieslar‐Pobuda, E de Muinck… - Advanced …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The combination of stem cell therapy with a supportive scaffold is a promising approach to
improving cardiac tissue engineering. Stem cell therapy can be used to repair …

A hydrogel/fiber composite scaffold for chondrocyte encapsulation in cartilage tissue regeneration

F Mohabatpour, A Karkhaneh, AM Sharifi - RSC advances, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Electrospun fiber–hydrogel composites have been recently utilised to mimic the native
extracellular matrix (ECM), in order to overcome the poor mechanical properties of …

Nanotechnology: a valuable strategy to improve bacteriocin formulations

HA Fahim, AS Khairalla, AO El-Gendy - Frontiers in microbiology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Bacteriocins are proteinaceous antibacterial compounds, produced by diverse bacteria,
which have been successfully used as:(i) food biopreservative;(ii) anti-biofilm agents; and …