Hydrogels as artificial biomaterial scaffolds offer a much favoured 3D microenvironment for
tissue engineering and regenerative medicine (TERM). Towards biomimicry of the native …

The need for more efficient drug delivery strategies to treat resilient diseases and the rise of
micro and nanotechnology have led to the development of more sophisticated drug …

A single-step procedure to simultaneously load and protect high concentrations of siRNA in
porous silicon nanoparticles (pSiNPs) is presented. Treatment of pSiNPs with an aqueous …

Recent progress in research on thermally carbonized porous silicon (TCPSi) and its
applications is reported. Despite a slow start, thermal carbonization has now started to gain …

Major challenges in drug formulation are the poor solid state stability of drug molecules,
poor dissolution/solubility and/or poor pharmacokinetic properties (bioavailability), which …

Organic–inorganic hybrids with controlled morphology at the nanometer scale represent an
exciting class of materials that can display unique properties that are culminated by the …

Scaffolds made from biocompatible polymers provide physical cues to direct the extension of
neurites and to encourage repair of damaged nerves. The inclusion of neurotrophic …

Limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD) is a complex blinding disease of the cornea, which
cannot be treated with conventional corneal transplants. Instead, a stem cell (SC) graft is …

Because of its biocompatibility and ability to accommodate a variety of payloads from poorly
soluble drugs to biomolecules, porous silicon (PSi) is a lucrative material for the …

Polycaprolactone (PCL) to which has been added zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs)
produces nanocomposites (PCL/ZnO NCs). These nanocomposites can be used in …