Review of silicone surface modification techniques and coatings for antibacterial/antimicrobial applications to improve breast implant surfaces

M Lam, V Migonney, C Falentin-Daudre - Acta Biomaterialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Silicone implants are widely used in the medical field for plastic or reconstructive surgeries
for the purpose of soft tissue issues. However, as with any implanted object, healthcare …

Polymers, surface-modified polymers, and self assembled monolayers as surface-modifying agents for biomaterials

A Hasan, LM Pandey - Polymer-Plastics Technology and …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Biocompatibility and nontoxicity of biomaterials are of utmost importance when foreign
bodies come in contact with a biological system. Irrespective of the nature of material …

Rapid, simple, and cost-effective treatments to achieve long-term hydrophilic PDMS surfaces

S Hemmilä, JV Cauich-Rodríguez, J Kreutzer… - Applied Surface …, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper describes rapid, simple, and cost-effective treatments for producing
biocompatible and long-term hydrophilic polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) surfaces identified in …

Microfluidic plasmonic biosensor for breast cancer antigen detection

JP Monteiro, JH de Oliveira, E Radovanovic, AG Brolo… - Plasmonics, 2016 - Springer
Biosensors based on surface plasmon resonance (SPR), operating with the Kretschmann
conventional arrangement, have been employed for biomolecular detection of tumor …

[HTML][HTML] Optimization of P25/PDMS supported catalysts preparation for the photocatalytic oxidation of parabens

MJ Silva, P Alves, J Gomes, RC Martins… - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Heterogenous photocatalysis is a suitable technology for the removal of contaminants of
emerging concern (CEC), such as parabens, from wastewaters. However, typically the …

A microfluidic and Langmuir approach to unveil the interplay between hydroxypropyl methylcellulose and zein nanoparticles on the stability of Pickering emulsions

C Nie, W Wang, Z Zhou, Z Jiang, S Fang, J Xiao - Food Hydrocolloids, 2024 - Elsevier
Utilizing microfluidic technology and Langmuir trough, the study investigated how
hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) interact with zein nanoparticles (ZNPs) at interfaces …

Functionalization of PDMS modified and plasma activated two-component polyurethane coatings by surface attachment of enzymes

A Kreider, K Richter, S Sell, M Fenske, C Tornow… - Applied surface …, 2013 - Elsevier
This article describes a new strategy for coupling the enzyme horseradish peroxidase to a
two-component polyurethane (2C-PUR) coating. A stable polymer conjugate was achieved …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of the reusability of photocatalytic P25/PDMS membranes when hindering their hydrophobic recovery

MJ Silva, P Alves, J Gomes, P Ferreira, RC Martins - Catalysis Today, 2024 - Elsevier
Polydimethylsiloxane is a suitable photocatalyst support for wastewater treatment. However,
as polydimethylsiloxane is hydrophobic it must be modified, to become hydrophilic prior to …

Bioadsorption of proteins on large mesocage-shaped mesoporous alumina monoliths

SA El-Safty, MA Shenashen, M Khairy - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2013 - Elsevier
With the remarkable progress in the field of gene technology, proteins have gained an
important function in the field of disease diagnosis and treatment. Protein bioadsorption has …

Durable Janus PDMS membrane through punching microchannels and air-plasma-induced PEG grafting

X Yu, S Min, T Zhan, H Wang, Y Zhu, Y Huang… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2024 - Elsevier
Janus membranes are widely used in a variety of fields due to their ability to spontaneously
transport liquids directionally. Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is a popular and promising …