Controlling cell behavior through the design of biomaterial surfaces: a focus on surface modification techniques

H Amani, H Arzaghi, M Bayandori… - Advanced materials …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Surface interaction at the biomaterial–cell interface is essential for a variety of cellular
functions, such as adhesion, proliferation, and differentiation. Nevertheless, changes in the …

Molecular design of solid‐state nanopores: Fundamental concepts and applications

G Pérez‐Mitta, ME Toimil‐Molares… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Solid‐state nanopores are fascinating objects that enable the development of specific and
efficient chemical and biological sensors, as well as the investigation of the physicochemical …

Field-effect transistors engineered via solution-based layer-by-layer nanoarchitectonics

O Azzaroni, E Piccinini, G Fenoy, W Marmisollé… - …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
The layer-by-layer (LbL) technique has been proven to be one of the most versatile
approaches in order to fabricate functional nanofilms. The use of simple and inexpensive …

Macroscopic Supramolecular Assembly of Rigid Building Blocks Facilitated by Layer-By-Layer Assembled Microgel Film

Q Zhang, B Zhao, Z Lin, F Shi… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Macroscopic supramolecular assembly (MSA) of building blocks larger than 1 μm provides
new methodology for fabrication of functional supramolecular materials and a platform for …

Microgels at interfaces behave as 2D elastic particles featuring reentrant dynamics

F Camerin, N Gnan, J Ruiz-Franco, A Ninarello… - Physical Review X, 2020 - APS
Soft colloids are increasingly used as model systems to address fundamental issues such as
crystallization and the glass and jamming transitions. Among the available classes of soft …

[HTML][HTML] Sustained growth factor delivery from bioactive PNIPAM-grafted-chitosan/heparin multilayers as a tool to promote growth and migration of cells

YT Lu, PT Hung, K Zeng, M Menzel… - Biomaterials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Delivery of growth factors (GFs) is challenging for regulation of cell proliferation and
differentiation due to their rapid inactivation under physiological conditions. Here, a …

Fabrication of robust silk fibroin film by controlling the content of β-sheet via the synergism of Uv-light and ionic liquids

C Xie, W Li, Q Liang, S Yu, L Li - Applied Surface Science, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel silk fibroin films with robust mechanical properties was fabricated by
dissolving silk under ultraviolet light (Uv-light) in ionic liquid. Uv-light irradiation can promote …

A study of the complex interaction between poly allylamine hydrochloride and negatively charged poly (N-isopropylacrylamide-co-methacrylic acid) microgels

JM Giussi, MM Moro, A Iborra, ML Cortez, D Di Silvio… - Soft Matter, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Negatively charged poly (N-isopropylacrylamide-co-methacrylic acid)(P (NIPAm-co-MAA))
microgels undergo size changes in response to changes in temperature and pH …

Nanoarchitectonics: A land of opportunities

O Azzaroni, K Ariga - Materials Nanoarchitectonics, 2024 - Elsevier
Physical phenomena operate quite differently at the nanoscale as compared to those
observed in the macroscopic and microscopic regimes. The behaviors of nanoscopic objects …

Polyelectrolyte‐Enzyme Assemblies Integrated into Graphene Field‐Effect Transistors for Biosensing Applications

E Piccinini, GE Fenoy, W Knoll… - … Devices for Sensing …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Graphene field‐effect transistors with the integration of enzymes are cutting‐edge devices in
medical diagnostics because they display inherently amplified, ultrasensitive, label‐free …