Diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings: classification, properties, and applications

DK Rajak, A Kumar, A Behera, PL Menezes - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
DLC coatings have attracted an enormous amount of interest for science and engineering
applications. DLC occurs in several different kinds of amorphous carbon materials. Owing to …

Protective polymeric films for industrial substrates: A critical review on past and recent applications with conducting polymers and polymer composites …

SA Umoren, MM Solomon - Progress in Materials Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Corrosion defined as the deterioration of a material when it interacts with its environment is a
global problem. Among the different strategies employed to combat corrosion, the use of …

[HTML][HTML] Charge-reversible and biodegradable chitosan-based microgels for lysozyme-triggered release of vancomycin

X Li, L Hetjens, N Wolter, H Li, X Shi, A Pich - Journal of advanced research, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction High-dose drug administration for the conventional treatment of inflammatory
bowel disease induces cumulative toxicity and serious side effects. Currently, few reports …

Progress in the development of chitosan-based biomaterials for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine

B Sultankulov, D Berillo, K Sultankulova, T Tokay… - Biomolecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Over the last few decades, chitosan has become a good candidate for tissue engineering
applications. Derived from chitin, chitosan is a unique natural polysaccharide with …

Electroconductive multi-functional polypyrrole composites for biomedical applications

EN Zare, T Agarwal, A Zarepour, F Pinelli… - Applied Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polypyrrole is an example of inherently electrically conductive polymer that is employed in
the biomedical arena because of its low cost, excellent electroconductive properties, and …

Nanotechnology-based antimicrobial and antiviral surface coating strategies

P Erkoc, F Ulucan-Karnak - Prosthesis, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biocontamination of medical devices and implants is a growing issue that causes medical
complications and increased expenses. In the fight against biocontamination, developing …

Recent advances of polypyrrole conducting polymer film for biomedical application: Toward a viable platform for cell-microbial interactions

MHR Borges, BE Nagay, RC Costa, JGS Souza… - Advances in colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Polypyrrole (PPy) is one of the most studied conductive polymers due to its electrical
conductivity and biological properties, which drive the possibility of numerous applications in …

Smartphone-integrated nanozymes sensor array for high throughput recognition of organophosphorus pesticides

W Jing, S Qiang, Z Jia, QH Shi, X Meng, M Yu… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Traditional methods for detecting organophosphorus pesticides (OPs) are costly and
complex, and also require expensive instruments. Although many colorimetric methods have …

Zinc oxide-decorated polypyrrole/chitosan bionanocomposites with enhanced photocatalytic, antibacterial and anticancer performance

N Ahmad, S Sultana, SM Faisal, A Ahmed, S Sabir… - RSC …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
A bio-nanocomposite matrix of polypyrrole grafted ZnO/chitosan (Ppy/C/Z) was synthesized
via the in situ polymerization of pyrrole with different weight fractions of ZnO. Incorporation of …

Ti–30Nb–3Ag alloy with improved corrosion resistance and antibacterial properties for orthopedic and dental applications produced by mechanical alloying

MA Hussein, AM Kumar, MA Azeem, AA Sorour… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Elsevier
Titanium alloys have gained popularity as a bioimplant material due to their biocompatibility,
low modulus of elasticity, and increased strength. However, other issues, such as corrosion …