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Roman Major, Maciej Gawlikowski, Marcin Surmiak, Karolina Janiczak, Justyna Wiecek, Przemyslaw Kurtyka, Martin Schwentenwein, Ewa Jasek-Gajda, Magdalena Kopernik and Juergen M. Lackner
A major medical problem of state-of-the-art heart ventricular assist devices (LVADs) is device-induced thrombus formation due to inadequate blood-flow dynamics generated by the blood pump rotor. The latter is a highly complex device, with difficulties du...
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Jana Uthoff, Desiree Jakobs-Schönwandt, Karl-Josef Dietz and Anant Patel
Seed treatment is a powerful technique for adding beneficial ingredients to plants during the seed preparation process. Biopolymers as drying agents and delivery systems in seed treatments were investigated for their biocompatibility with blastospores of...
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Huizhong Ma, Liandi Wang, Na Li, Junpu Li and Lan Zhang
Diamond-like carbon (DLC) has attracted much attention due to its unique properties such as high chemical inertness, optical transparency, and high biocompatibility. In this study, the total gas flow rate was kept constant, while the ratio of reactive ga...
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Elsa M. Gonçalves, Mafalda Silva, Luiza Andrade and Joaquina Pinheiro
In the wake of escalating global concerns over the environmental impact of plastic pollution, there has been an unprecedented call for sustainable alternatives. The food-packaging industry, responsible for a staggering 40% of global plastic consumption, ...
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Abdelfattah Amari, Mohamed Boujelbene, Fatima Moayad Sami, Noureddine Elboughdiri, Chandrakant Sonawane, Sujay Raghavendra Naganna and Saad Sh. Sammen
Heavy metal pollution is a global problem that necessitates the development of innovative and environmentally friendly water treatment technologies. Polyoxazoline polymers, known for their biocompatibility, are explored for lead ion removal in water trea...
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Eduardo M. Costa, Sara Silva and Manuela Pintado
Ionic gelation is among the simplest processes for the development of chitosan nanoparticles reported so far in the literature. Its one-shot synthesis process in conjunction with the mild reaction conditions required are among the main causes for its suc...
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André Toschka, Henriette Möllmann, Dominik Hoppe, Georg Poehle, Lutz van Meenen, Maximilian Seidl, Nadia Karnatz and Majeed Rana
Molybdenum is an essential trace element, considered in recent work to be a promising 3D-printable biodegradable material for medical applications. Specifically, in our recent in vitro work, we were able to show that molybdenum is a material of high bioc...
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Rongrong Wu, Mingdong Dong and Lei Liu
The unique nano?bio interfacial phenomena play a crucial role in the biosafety and bioapplications of nanomaterials. As a representative two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterial, molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) has shown great potential in biological applications d...
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Andrea Abreu-García, Ricardo M. Souto and Javier Izquierdo
In this paper, the applicability of Ti6Al7Nb as a more biocompatible alternative for bone and dental implants than Ti6Al4V and pure titanium in terms of corrosion resistance and electrochemical inertness is investigated. The chemical inertness and corros...
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Richard Drevet, Joël Fauré and Hicham Benhayoune
This review deals with the design of bioactive calcium phosphate coatings deposited on metallic substrates to produce bone implants. The bioceramic coating properties are used to create a strong bonding between the bone implants and the surrounding bone ...
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