“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 …

Dye-doped silica nanoparticles: synthesis, surface chemistry and bioapplications

V Gubala, G Giovannini, F Kunc, MP Monopoli… - Cancer …, 2020 - Springer
Background Fluorescent silica nanoparticles have been extensively utilised in a broad
range of biological applications and are facilitated by their predictable, well-understood …

Solid-phase synthesis of molecularly imprinted nanoparticles for protein recognition

S Ambrosini, S Beyazit, K Haupt, BTS Bui - Chemical communications, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
A solid-phase synthesis approach to prepare molecularly imprinted polymer nanoparticles
(MIP-NPs) specific for trypsin is described. The protein is immobilized on a solid support …

Differentiation of neuronal stem cells into motor neurons using electrospun poly-L-lactic acid/gelatin scaffold

L Binan, C Tendey, G De Crescenzo, R El Ayoubi… - Biomaterials, 2014 - Elsevier
Neural stem cells (NSCs) provide promising therapeutic potential for cell replacement
therapy in spinal cord injury (SCI). However, high increases of cell viability and poor control …

Sequential SI-ATRP in μL-scale for surface nanoengineering: A new concept for designing polyelectrolyte nanolayers formed by complex architecture polymers

M Flejszar, K Ślusarczyk, A Hochół, P Chmielarz… - European Polymer …, 2023 - Elsevier
The article presents a step-by-step protocol, designed on the basis of principles of green
chemistry, for the synthesis of polymer brushes with complex structure via surface-initiated …

End-point immobilization of heparin on plasma-treated surface of electrospun polycarbonate-urethane vascular graft

X Qiu, BLP Lee, X Ning, N Murthy, N Dong, S Li - Acta biomaterialia, 2017 - Elsevier
Small-diameter synthetic vascular grafts have high failure rate due to primarily surface
thrombogenicity, and effective surface chemical modification is critical to maintain the …

Fibrous strips decorated with cleavable aggregation-induced emission probes for visual detection of Hg2+

L Zhao, Z Zhang, Y Liu, J Wei, Q Liu, P Ran… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
The widespread contamination and high poisonousness have created significant concerns
and thus demands for facile, rapid and selective monitoring of trace Hg 2+. Inspired from the …

Construction of antibacterial poly (ethylene terephthalate) films via layer by layer assembly of chitosan and hyaluronic acid

S del Hoyo-Gallego, L Pérez-Álvarez… - Carbohydrate …, 2016 - Elsevier
Polyelectrolytic multilayers (PEMs) with enhanced antibacterial properties were built up onto
commercial poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) films based on the layer by layer assembling …

Amine-rich polymers for water purification applications

ME Elhalwagy, AS Elsherbiny, AH Gemeay - Materials Today Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Water pollution induced by biological, agricultural, and industrial activities has risen to
prominence as a scientific issue as it poses a direct threat to life or water scarcity. Thus, it …

Fibro/chondrogenic differentiation of dental stem cells into chitosan/alginate scaffolds towards temporomandibular joint disc regeneration

M Bousnaki, A Bakopoulou, D Papadogianni… - Journal of Materials …, 2018 - Springer
Tissue engineering (TE) may provide effective alternative treatment for challenging
temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pathologies associated with disc malpositioning or …