An overview of extrusion-based bioprinting with a focus on induced shear stress and its effect on cell viability

S Boularaoui, G Al Hussein, KA Khan, N Christoforou… - Bioprinting, 2020 - Elsevier
Three dimensional bioprinting is an emerging fabrication technique in the field of tissue
engineering. Extrusion-based bioprinting is one of the widely employed biofabrication …

Surface-initiated controlled radical polymerization: state-of-the-art, opportunities, and challenges in surface and interface engineering with polymer brushes

JO Zoppe, NC Ataman, P Mocny, J Wang… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The generation of polymer brushes by surface-initiated controlled radical polymerization (SI-
CRP) techniques has become a powerful approach to tailor the chemical and physical …

[HTML][HTML] Functional polymer surfaces for controlling cell behaviors

L Chen, C Yan, Z Zheng - Materials Today, 2018 - Elsevier
Thorough understanding of how to control cell behaviors including cell adhesion,
orientation, migration and differentiation on an artificial surface is critical in materials and life …

[HTML][HTML] Surface-initiated polymer brushes in the biomedical field: applications in membrane science, biosensing, cell culture, regenerative medicine and antibacterial …

M Krishnamoorthy, S Hakobyan, M Ramstedt… - Chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Understanding and controlling interfaces has proven to be key to a very wide range of
applications, from optical and electronic materials 1, 2 to energy storage and production, 3 …

[HTML][HTML] Increasing mechanical strength of gelatin hydrogels by divalent metal ion removal

Q Xing, K Yates, C Vogt, Z Qian, MC Frost, F Zhao - Scientific reports, 2014 - nature.com
The usage of gelatin hydrogel is limited due to its instability and poor mechanical properties,
especially under physiological conditions. Divalent metal ions present in gelatin such as …

Biomolecule-functionalized polymer brushes

H Jiang, FJ Xu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Functional polymer brushes have been utilized extensively for the immobilization of
biomolecules, which is of crucial importance for the development of biosensors and …

A biomimetic, copolymeric membrane for cell‐stretch experiments with pulmonary epithelial cells at the air‐liquid interface

A Doryab, MB Taskin, P Stahlhut… - Advanced functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic respiratory diseases are among the leading causes of death worldwide, but only
symptomatic therapies are available for terminal illness. This in part reflects a lack of …

Physicochemical properties of polycaprolactone/collagen/elastin nanofibers fabricated by electrospinning

YE Aguirre-Chagala, V Altuzar, E León-Sarabia… - Materials science and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Collagen and elastin are the two most abundant proteins in the human body, and as
biomaterials offer fascinating properties to composite materials. More detailed investigations …

Non-mulberry silk fibroin grafted PCL nanofibrous scaffold: promising ECM for bone tissue engineering

P Bhattacharjee, D Naskar, HW Kim, TK Maiti… - European Polymer …, 2015 - Elsevier
A comparative study of nanofibrous scaffolds with inclusion of nonmulberry silk protein
fibroin is presented for application in bone tissue engineering. Introduction of silk fibroin into …

PVDF film tethered with RGD-click-poly (glycidyl methacrylate) brushes by combination of direct surface-initiated ATRP and click chemistry for improved …

F He, B Luo, S Yuan, B Liang, C Choong… - Rsc Advances, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
To enhance the cytocompatibility of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) films, arginine–glycine–
aspartic acid (RGD) peptide-click-poly (glycidyl methacrylate)(PGMA) polymer brushes were …