“Functional upcycling” of polymer waste towards the design of new materials

O Guselnikova, O Semyonov, E Sviridova… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Diversification of polymer waste recycling is one of the solutions to improve the current
environmental scenario. Upcycling is a promising strategy for converting polymer waste into …

Recent advances in microfluidic technology for bioanalysis and diagnostics

SF Berlanda, M Breitfeld, CL Dietsche… - Analytical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Microfluidics has become a mature technology, providing an excellent toolbox for the
handling and manipulation of fluid samples, suspended cells, and particles. About 30 years …

Microfluidics: innovations in materials and their fabrication and functionalization

JB Nielsen, RL Hanson, HM Almughamsi… - Analytical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Microfluidics is a growing field of study because these devices offer novel and versatile
approaches for addressing a range of scientific problems. Microfluidics have been used in …

Clinical perspective of antimicrobial resistance in bacteria

Y Zhu, WE Huang, Q Yang - Infection and drug resistance, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become a global clinical problem in recent years. With
the discovery of antibiotics, infections were not a deadly problem for clinicians as they used …

Recent advances in 3D printing with protein-based inks

X Mu, F Agostinacchio, N Xiang, Y Pei, Y Khan… - Progress in polymer …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) printing is a transformative manufacturing strategy,
allowing rapid prototyping, customization, and flexible manipulation of structure-property …

Microfluidic isolation and enrichment of nanoparticles

Y Xie, J Rufo, R Zhong, J Rich, P Li, KW Leong… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Over the past decades, nanoparticles have increased in implementation to a variety of
applications ranging from high-efficiency electronics to targeted drug delivery. Recently …

How do we determine the efficacy of an antibacterial surface? A review of standardised antibacterial material testing methods

AJ Cunliffe, PD Askew, I Stephan, G Iredale… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Materials that confer antimicrobial activity, be that by innate property, leaching of biocides or
design features (eg, non-adhesive materials) continue to gain popularity to combat the …

Microfluidics for peptidomics, proteomics, and cell analysis

R Vitorino, S Guedes, JP da Costa, V Kašička - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Microfluidics is the advanced microtechnology of fluid manipulation in channels with at least
one dimension in the range of 1–100 microns. Microfluidic technology offers a growing …

An antibiotic concentration gradient microfluidic device integrating surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy for multiplex antimicrobial susceptibility testing

SJ Lin, PH Chao, HW Cheng, JK Wang, YL Wang… - Lab on a Chip, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) is a key measure in clinical microbiology
laboratories to enable appropriate antimicrobial administration. During an AST, the …

Small tissue chips with big opportunities for space medicine

X Mu, W He, VAM Rivera, RAD De Alba… - Life sciences in space …, 2022 - Elsevier
The spaceflight environment, including microgravity and radiation, may have considerable
effects on the health and performance of astronauts, especially for long-duration and Martian …