“Functional upcycling” of polymer waste towards the design of new materials

O Guselnikova, O Semyonov, E Sviridova… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Diversification of polymer waste recycling is one of the solutions to improve the current
environmental scenario. Upcycling is a promising strategy for converting polymer waste into …

A review of cyclic olefin copolymer applications in microfluidics and microdevices

A Agha, W Waheed, N Alamoodi… - Macromolecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Cyclic olefin copolymers (COC) are amorphous, transparent thermoplastics composed of
cyclic olefin monomers (norbornene) and linear olefins (ethene). They are increasingly …

Improving physio-mechanical and biological properties of 3D-printed PLA scaffolds via in-situ argon cold plasma treatment

M Zarei, SS Sayedain, A Askarinya, M Sabbaghi… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
As a bone tissue engineering material, polylactic acid (PLA) has received significant
attention and interest due to its ease of processing and biocompatibility. However, its …

Recent trends of microfluidics in food science and technology: Fabrications and applications

R Mu, N Bu, J Pang, L Wang, Y Zhang - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
The development of novel materials with microstructures is now a trend in food science and
technology. These microscale materials may be applied across all steps in food …

Breaking the clean room barrier: exploring low-cost alternatives for microfluidic devices

CF Rodríguez, V Andrade-Pérez, MC Vargas… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Microfluidics is an interdisciplinary field that encompasses both science and engineering,
which aims to design and fabricate devices capable of manipulating extremely low volumes …

Microfluidics on lensless, semiconductor optical image sensors: challenges and opportunities for democratization of biosensing at the micro-and nano-scale

X Hu, R Abbasi, S Wachsmann-Hogiu - Nanophotonics, 2023 - degruyter.com
Optical image sensors are 2D arrays of pixels that integrate semiconductor photodiodes and
field effect transistors for efficient photon conversion and processing of generated electrons …

A Novel Milli-fluidic Liver Tissue Chip with Continuous Recirculation for Predictive Pharmacokinetics Applications

SAP Rajan, J Sherfey, S Ohri, L Nichols, JT Smith… - The AAPS Journal, 2023 - Springer
A crucial step in lead selection during drug development is accurate estimation and
optimization of hepatic clearance using in vitro methods. However, current methods are …

Elastomeric polyesters in cardiovascular tissue engineering and organs-on-a-chip

S Okhovatian, A Shakeri, L Davenport Huyer… - …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cardiovascular tissue constructs provide unique design requirements due to their functional
responses to substrate mechanical properties and cyclic stretching behavior of cardiac …

Functional Nanomaterials for the Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease: Recent Progress and Future Perspectives

SA Abdullah, L Najm, L Ladouceur… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the main causes of dementia worldwide, whereby
neuronal death or malfunction leads to cognitive impairment in the elderly population. AD is …

Engineering Organ-on-a-Chip Systems for Vascular Diseases

A Shakeri, Y Wang, Y Zhao, S Landau… - … , and vascular biology, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Vascular diseases, such as atherosclerosis and thrombosis, are major causes of morbidity
and mortality worldwide. Traditional in vitro models for studying vascular diseases have …