Dynamic aspects of films prepared by a sequential deposition of species: perspectives for smart and responsive materials

P Lavalle, JC Voegel, D Vautier, B Senger… - Advanced …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The deposition of surface coatings using a step‐by‐step approach from mutually interacting
species allows the fabrication of so called “multilayered films”. These coatings are very …

Bioactive electrospun fibers: fabrication strategies and a critical review of surface-sensitive characterization and quantification

MB Taskin, T Ahmad, L Wistlich, L Meinel… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Fabricating a porous scaffold with high surface area has been a major strategy in the tissue
engineering field. Among the many fabrication methods, electrospinning has become one of …

Polyelectrolyte multilayer films based on natural polymers: From fundamentals to Bio-Applications

M Criado-Gonzalez, C Mijangos, R Hernández - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Natural polymers are of great interest in the biomedical field due to their intrinsic properties
such as biodegradability, biocompatibility, and non-toxicity. Layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly …

Polysaccharide-based polyelectrolyte multilayers

T Crouzier, T Boudou, C Picart - Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface …, 2010 - Elsevier
In recent years, the layer-by-layer technique has grown in various fields. One of the
emerging trends of bio-applications is the use of polysaccharides as main film components …

Biomimetic extracellular environment based on natural origin polyelectrolyte multilayers

JM Silva, RL Reis, JF Mano - Small, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Surface modification of biomaterials is a well‐known approach to enable an adequate
biointerface between the implant and the surrounding tissue, dictating the initial acceptance …

Layer-by-layer assemblies of biopolymers: Build-up, mechanical stability and molecular dynamics

J Campbell, AS Vikulina - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Rapid development of versatile layer-by-layer technology has resulted in important
breakthroughs in the understanding of the nature of molecular interactions in multilayer …

Effect of multilayer termination on nonspecific protein adsorption and antifouling activity of alginate-based layer-by-layer coatings

T Gnanasampanthan, CD Beyer, W Yu… - Langmuir, 2021 - ACS Publications
Layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly is a versatile platform for applying coatings and studying the
properties of promising compounds for antifouling applications. Here, alginate-based LbL …

Softening and hardening of macro‐and nano‐sized organic cocrystals in a single‐crystal transformation

C Karunatilaka, DK Bučar, LR Ditzler, T Friščić… - Angewandte …, 2011 - infona.pl
Weiche Riesen, harte Zwerge: Mithilfe von AFM‐Nanoindentierung wurde demonstriert,
dass sich die mechanischen Eigenschaften millimeter‐und nanometergroßer organischer …

Preventing S. aureus biofilm formation on titanium surfaces by the release of antimicrobial β-peptides from polyelectrolyte multilayers

ALR López, MR Lee, BJ Ortiz, BD Gastfriend… - Acta biomaterialia, 2019 - Elsevier
Staphylococcus aureus infections represent the major cause of titanium based-orthopaedic
implant failure. Current treatments for S. aureus infections involve the systemic delivery of …

Tunable layer-by-layer films containing hyaluronic acid and their interactions with CD44

S Amorim, I Pashkuleva, CA Reis, RL Reis… - Journal of materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
We report on the development of layer-by-layer (LbL) constructs whose viscoelastic
properties and bioactivity can be finely tuned by using polyanions of different size and/or …