Bioactive glass and glass–ceramics are used in bone repair applications and are being
developed for tissue engineering applications. Bioactive glasses/Bioglass are very attractive …

This paper covers the main medical applications of artificial membranes. Specific attention is
given to drug delivery systems, artificial organs and tissue engineering which seem to …

In the past decade, the encapsulation of enzymes inside inorganic sol-gel matrices has
become a generic method to prepare efficient biocatalysts which are easy to recycle. In this …

Cell microencapsulation continues to hold significant promise for biotechnology and
medicine. The controlled, and continuous, delivery of therapeutic products to the host by …

Polymeric artificial cells have the potential to be used for a wide variety of therapeutic
applications, such as the encapsulation of transplanted islet cells to treat diabetic patients …

Cell encapsulation is used as a biotechnology tool to solve the technological problems
derived from handling and application of cells in a great range of fields. This involves …

Living cells can be considered as a highly efficient molecular engines spatially enclosed,
remaining however fragile. By combining cells with silica materials in an appropriate way …

The conjugation of inorganic materials with biological systems has attracted research
interest, as a consequence of the availability of the sol–gel process, operating under …

The sol-gel process is an inorganic polymerization process taking place in mild conditions,
allowing the association of mineral phases with organic or biological systems. The …

Optimisation of membrane properties of alginate microcapsules is a key factor for the
application of microencapsulation techniques to bioartificial organ elaboration. Coacervation …