Contamination of biomedical devices in a biological medium, biofouling, is a major cause of
infection and is entirely avoidable. This mini-review will coherently present the broad range …

Synthetic methods in polymer chemistry have evolved tremendously during the last decade.
Nowadays more and more attention is devoted to the application of those tools in the …

Despite being the gold standard of hydrophilic biomaterials and well known sensitivity of
polyethylene glycol (PEG) against oxidative degradation, very little information on the …

Biofouling on the surface of implanted medical devices and biosensors severely hinders
device functionality and drastically shortens device lifetime. Poly (ethylene glycol) and …

Nanotechnology has recently gained traction in the medical field as a method of targeted
delivery and timed release of therapeutic drugs. As interest in this field grows, design …

Chronic inflammation-mediated oxidative stress is a common mechanism of implant
rejection and failure. Therefore, polymer scaffolds that can degrade slowly in response to …

Cardiomyocytes derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC-CMs) hold great
promise for modeling human heart diseases. However, iPSC-CMs studied to date resemble …

Fullerene, the third allotrope of carbon, has been referred to as a “radical sponge” because
of its powerful radical scavenging activities. However, the hydrophobicity and toxicity …

Understanding and subsequently controlling the non-specific interactions between
engineered nanomaterials and the biological environment have become increasingly …

Nanotechnology has significant potential for cancer management at all stages, including
prevention, diagnosis and treatment. In therapeutic applications, nanoparticles (NPs) have …