Electrical stimulation and piezoelectric biomaterials for bone tissue engineering applications

D Khare, B Basu, AK Dubey - Biomaterials, 2020 - Elsevier
Bioelectrical phenomenon in natural bone has been well recognized for its role in bone
development and fracture healing. For example, the piezoelectricity induced modulation in …

[HTML][HTML] A review on biological synthesis of the biodegradable polymers polyhydroxyalkanoates and the development of multiple applications

B Dalton, P Bhagabati, J De Micco, RB Padamati… - Catalysts, 2022 - mdpi.com
Polyhydroxyalkanoates, or PHAs, belong to a class of biopolyesters where the
biodegradable PHA polymer is accumulated by microorganisms as intracellular granules …

Development and advantages of biodegradable PHA polymers based on electrospun PHBV fibers for tissue engineering and other biomedical applications

Ł Kaniuk, U Stachewicz - ACS biomaterials science & engineering, 2021 - ACS Publications
Biodegradable polymeric biomaterials offer a significant advantage in disposable or fast-
consuming products in medical applications. Poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) …

Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA): Review of synthesis, characteristics, processing and potential applications in packaging

E Bugnicourt, P Cinelli, A Lazzeri, VA Alvarez - 2014 - ri.conicet.gov.ar
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are gaining increasing attention in the biodegradable
polymer market due to their promising properties such as high biodegradability in different …

[HTML][HTML] Polymer-based nanomaterials and applications for vaccines and drugs

J Han, D Zhao, D Li, X Wang, Z Jin, K Zhao - Polymers, 2018 - mdpi.com
Nanotechnology plays a significant role in drug development. As carriers, polymeric
nanoparticles can deliver vaccine antigens, proteins, and drugs to the desired site of action …

Recent advances in the development of biodegradable PHB-based toughening materials: Approaches, advantages and applications

JCC Yeo, JK Muiruri, W Thitsartarn, Z Li… - Materials Science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) is a natural biodegradable polymer that is produced by many
types of bacteria as an intracellular energy storage material. Due to its numerous …

[HTML][HTML] Biodegradable and biocompatible polyhydroxy-alkanoates (PHA): auspicious microbial macromolecules for pharmaceutical and therapeutic applications

M Koller - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are bio-based microbial biopolyesters; their stiffness,
elasticity, crystallinity and degradability are tunable by the monomeric composition, selection …

[HTML][HTML] Microalgae as contributors to produce biopolymers

R Madadi, H Maljaee, LS Serafim, SPM Ventura - Marine Drugs, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biopolymers are very favorable materials produced by living organisms, with interesting
properties such as biodegradability, renewability, and biocompatibility. Biopolymers have …

Elastomeric biomaterials for tissue engineering

Q Chen, S Liang, GA Thouas - Progress in polymer science, 2013 - Elsevier
Biomaterials play a critical role in engineering of tissue constructs, working as an artificial
extracellular matrix to support regeneration. Because the elastic stretchability is a major …

Polymeric materials for bone and cartilage repair

D Puppi, F Chiellini, AM Piras, E Chiellini - Progress in polymer Science, 2010 - Elsevier
The past decade has seen the rapid development of new strategies for the design of
biodegradable macromolecular compounds, with properly suited architecture and tailored …