A comprehensive review of the covalent immobilization of biomolecules onto electrospun nanofibers

S Smith, K Goodge, M Delaney, A Struzyk, N Tansey… - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Biomolecule immobilization has attracted the attention of various fields such as fine
chemistry and biomedicine for their use in several applications such as wastewater …

Fabrication and plasma modification of nanofibrous tissue engineering scaffolds

M Asadian, KV Chan, M Norouzi, S Grande, P Cools… - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
This paper provides a comprehensive overview of nanofibrous structures for tissue
engineering purposes and the role of non-thermal plasma technology (NTP) within this field …

Enhanced osteointegration on tantalum-implanted polyetheretherketone surface with bone-like elastic modulus

T Lu, J Wen, S Qian, H Cao, C Ning, X Pan, X Jiang… - Biomaterials, 2015 - Elsevier
Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) possesses a similar elastic modulus as bones but yet suffers
from bio-inertness and poor osteogenesis. In this work, tantalum ions are implanted …

Engineering and functionalization of biomaterials via surface modification

G Wu, P Li, H Feng, X Zhang, PK Chu - Journal of Materials Chemistry …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
It is imperative to control the interactions between biomaterials and living tissues to optimize
their therapeutic effects and disease diagnostics. Because most biomaterials do not have …

Free radical functionalization of surfaces to prevent adverse responses to biomedical devices

MMM Bilek, DV Bax, A Kondyurin… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
Immobilizing a protein, that is fully compatible with the patient, on the surface of a biomedical
device should make it possible to avoid adverse responses such as inflammation, rejection …

[HTML][HTML] Plasma surface functionalization: A comprehensive review of advances in the quest for bioinstructive materials and interfaces

M Zhianmanesh, A Gilmour, MMM Bilek… - Applied Physics …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Surface biofunctionalization aims to create cell-instructive surfaces that control the behavior
of cells and modulate cellular interactions by incorporating cell signaling moieties at the …

Electric fields control the orientation of peptides irreversibly immobilized on radical-functionalized surfaces

LJ Martin, B Akhavan, MMM Bilek - Nature communications, 2018 - nature.com
Surface functionalization of an implantable device with bioactive molecules can overcome
adverse biological responses by promoting specific local tissue integration. Bioactive …

Plasma modified surfaces for covalent immobilization of functional biomolecules in the absence of chemical linkers: towards better biosensors and a new generation …

MM Bilek, DR McKenzie - Biophysical reviews, 2010 - Springer
Plasma modification and plasma polymer deposition are valuable technologies for the
preparation of surfaces for the covalent binding of biomolecules for applications such as …

Elastomeric recombinant protein-based biomaterials

N Annabi, SM Mithieux, G Camci-Unal… - Biochemical …, 2013 - Elsevier
Elastomeric protein-based biomaterials, produced from elastin derivatives, are widely
investigated as promising tissue engineering scaffolds due to their remarkable properties …

[HTML][HTML] Biofunctionalization of surfaces by energetic ion implantation: review of progress on applications in implantable biomedical devices and antibody microarrays

MMM Bilek - Applied Surface Science, 2014 - Elsevier
Despite major research efforts in the field of biomaterials, rejection, severe immune
responses, scar tissue and poor integration continue to seriously limit the performance of …