Water has a key role in the functioning of all biological systems, it mediates many
biochemical reactions, as well as other biological activities such as material biocompatibility …

Biomaterials science and tissue engineering involve the study and design of materials
capable of eliciting a desired and controllable response from cells and biological …

The frontier of surface and colloid science has moved to smaller and smaller regions and
deeper and deeper into the living world. It is a privilege to introduce the second edition of the …

We investigated whether the post-expansion redifferentiation and cartilage tissue formation
capacity of adult human nasal chondrocytes can be regulated by controlled modifications of …

Porous Si is a nanostructured material that is of interest for molecular and cell-based
biosensing, drug delivery, and tissue engineering applications. Surface chemistry is an …

An important challenge in liver tissue engineering is the development of bioartificial systems
that are able to favour the liver reconstruction and to modulate liver cell behaviour. A …

Polyvinylidine fluoride (PVDF) and polyacrylonitrile (PAN) were dissolved at various ratios in
dimethylformamide (DMF) and cast into membranes via the phase inversion technique. The …

In this study, we demonstrate an effective way to modify the lumen of polyetherimide hollow
fibers by grafting zwitterionic poly (sulfobetaine) to increase the membrane resistance to …

To improve the surface biocompatibility, asymmetric membranes fabricated from poly
(acrylonitrile-co-maleic acid) s (PANCMAs) synthesized by water-phase precipitation …

A degradable poly (ethylene glycol)‐diacrylate (PEGDA) hydrogel system was developed
using simple macromer formulations and visible light initiated thiol‐acrylate …