Chemical characterization of plasma-activated polymeric surfaces via XPS analyses: A review

R Ghobeira, PSE Tabaei, R Morent, N De Geyter - Surfaces and Interfaces, 2022 - Elsevier
During the last few decades, non-thermal plasma surface functionalization of polymeric
materials has increasingly earned a high-flying position in a wide range of application fields …

Surface modification of 3D printed PLA objects by fused deposition modeling: a review

EH Baran, HY Erbil - Colloids and interfaces, 2019 - mdpi.com
Polylactic acid (PLA) filaments are very popular as a thermoplastic source used in the 3D
printing field by the “Fused Deposition Modeling” method in the last decade. The PLA market …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of plasma treatment on the surface properties of polylactic acid films

V Luque-Agudo, M Hierro-Oliva, AM Gallardo-Moreno… - Polymer Testing, 2021 - Elsevier
Plasma treatment is one of the methods currently used to obtain polymeric materials with
surface properties appropriate to the functionality for which they were designed. However …

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 …

Fabrication of polymeric biomaterials: a strategy for tissue engineering and medical devices

F Khan, M Tanaka, SR Ahmad - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Polymeric biomaterials have a significant impact in today's health care technology. Polymer
hydrogels were the first experimentally designed biomaterials for human use. In this article …

Improving physio-mechanical and biological properties of 3D-printed PLA scaffolds via in-situ argon cold plasma treatment

M Zarei, SS Sayedain, A Askarinya, M Sabbaghi… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
As a bone tissue engineering material, polylactic acid (PLA) has received significant
attention and interest due to its ease of processing and biocompatibility. However, its …

Surface modification of electrospun fibres for biomedical applications: A focus on radical polymerization methods

LD Sánchez, N Brack, A Postma, PJ Pigram… - Biomaterials, 2016 - Elsevier
The development of electrospun ultrafine fibres from biodegradable and biocompatible
polymers has created exciting opportunities for biomedical applications. Fibre meshes with …

ECM Mimetic Electrospun Porous Poly (L-lactic acid) (PLLA) Scaffolds as Potential Substrates for Cardiac Tissue Engineering

P Muniyandi, V Palaninathan, S Veeranarayanan… - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Cardiac tissue engineering (CTE) aims to generate potential scaffolds to mimic extracellular
matrix (ECM) for recreating the injured myocardium. Highly porous scaffolds with properties …

The emerging role of cold atmospheric plasma in implantology: A review of the literature

WL Hui, V Perrotti, F Iaculli, A Piattelli, A Quaranta - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
In recent years, cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) technologies have received increasing
attention in the field of biomedical applications. The aim of this article is to review the …

3D printed vascularized device for subcutaneous transplantation of human islets

M Farina, A Ballerini, DW Fraga, E Nicolov… - Biotechnology …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Transplantation of pancreatic islets or stem cell derived insulin secreting cells is an attractive
treatment strategy for diabetes. However, islet transplantation is associated with several …