Biodegradable soft robots have been proposed for a variety of intelligent applications in soft
robotics, flexible electronics, and bionics. Biodegradability offers an extraordinary functional …

Novel anion-exchange electrospun fiber membranes of polycaprolactone doped with the
cationic, cross-linked colesevelam polymer are reported. The weight fraction of cross-linked …

There is an unmet need for developing a new class of smart medical implants with novel
properties and advanced functionalities. Here, the concept of “self‐aware implants” is …

Biodegradable sensors based on integrating conductive layers with polymeric materials in
flexible and stretchable forms have been established. However, the lack of a generalized …

Implantable drug delivery systems are an interesting alternative to conventional drug
delivery systems to achieve local or systemic drug delivery. In this work, we investigated the …

Poly ɛ‐caprolactone (PCL) and poly lactic acid (PLA) stand out as biocompatible polymers.
In this study, PCL and PLA were blended in 40: 60 ratio, respectively, and then the Gd2O3 …

This work reports the effect of a reactive extrusion (REX) process on polylactide (PLA) based
formulations plasticized with dibutyl itaconate (DBI). As DBI contains a carbon-carbon …

In horses, there is an increasing interest in developing long-lasting drug formulations, with
biopolymers as viable carrier alternatives in addition to their use as scaffolds, suture threads …

Achieving regeneration of articular cartilage is challenging due to the low healing capacity of
the tissue. Appropriate selection of cell source, hydrogel, and scaffold materials are critical to …

Microneedles (MNs) are a rapidly emerging technology for user-friendly and minimally
invasive drug delivery and biological fluid sampling applications [1]. Simple, low-cost and …