[HTML][HTML] Strategies to improve bioactive and antibacterial properties of polyetheretherketone (PEEK) for use as orthopedic implants

Z Zheng, P Liu, X Zhang, X Zou, X Mei, S Zhang… - Materials Today Bio, 2022 - Elsevier
Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) has gradually become the mainstream material for preparing
orthopedic implants due to its similar elastic modulus to human bone, high strength …

[HTML][HTML] Graphene nanomaterials: Synthesis, biocompatibility, and cytotoxicity

C Liao, Y Li, SC Tjong - International journal of molecular sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Graphene, graphene oxide, and reduced graphene oxide have been widely considered as
promising candidates for industrial and biomedical applications due to their exceptionally …

Production, structural design, functional control, and broad applications of carbon nanofiber-based nanomaterials: A comprehensive review

X Zhou, Y Wang, C Gong, B Liu, G Wei - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
Carbon nanofibers (CNFs) have exhibited wide applications in the fields of materials
science, nanotechnology, energy storage, environmental science, biomedicine, and others …

[HTML][HTML] Visible-light active titanium dioxide nanomaterials with bactericidal properties

C Liao, Y Li, SC Tjong - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
This article provides an overview of current research into the development, synthesis,
photocatalytic bacterial activity, biocompatibility and cytotoxic properties of various visible …

[HTML][HTML] Polyetheretherketone and its composites for bone replacement and regeneration

C Liao, Y Li, SC Tjong - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
In this article, recent advances in the development, preparation, biocompatibility and
mechanical properties of polyetheretherketone (PEEK) and its composites for hard and soft …

[HTML][HTML] Blending strategy to modify PEEK-based orthopedic implants

Z Chen, Y Chen, J Ding, L Yu - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) is a thermoplastic polymer with strong mechanical properties,
good chemical stability and excellent biocompatibility. Since PEEK was approved as an …

[HTML][HTML] Electrospun polyvinylidene fluoride-based fibrous scaffolds with piezoelectric characteristics for bone and neural tissue engineering

Y Li, C Liao, SC Tjong - Nanomaterials, 2019 - mdpi.com
Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and polyvinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene (P (VDF-TrFE)
with excellent piezoelectricity and good biocompatibility are attractive materials for making …

Application of biomolecules modification strategies on PEEK and its composites for osteogenesis and antibacterial properties

X Han, W Gao, Z Zhou, S Yang, J Wang, R Shi… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2022 - Elsevier
As orthopedic and dental implants, polyetheretherketone (PEEK) is expected to be a
common substitute material of titanium (Ti) and its alloys due to its good biocompatibility …

[HTML][HTML] Synthetic biodegradable aliphatic polyester nanocomposites reinforced with nanohydroxyapatite and/or graphene oxide for bone tissue engineering …

Y Li, C Liao, SC Tjong - Nanomaterials, 2019 - mdpi.com
This paper provides review updates on the current development of bionanocomposites with
polymeric matrices consisting of synthetic biodegradable aliphatic polyesters reinforced with …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in zinc oxide nanostructures with antimicrobial activities

Y Li, C Liao, SC Tjong - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
This article reviews the recent developments in the synthesis, antibacterial activity, and
visible-light photocatalytic bacterial inactivation of nano-zinc oxide. Polycrystalline wurtzite …