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Chitosan and Hyaluronic Acid-based Double Crosslinked Hydrogels for Stem Cell Delivery and Cartilage Regeneration
Osteoarthritis of the knee (KOA) is a degenerative disease that is increasingly occurring in the elderly population as they age. The poor proliferation rate of chondrocytes impairs cartilage recovery, and traditional ... -
Chitosan-Based Bilayer Hydroxyapatite Nanorod Composite Scaffolds for Osteochondral Regeneration
Osteochondral defects involve injury to bone and cartilage. As articular cartilage is worn down, bone in the joint begins to rub together, causing bone spurs. This is known as osteoarthritis, and is a common issue among ... -
Chitosan-Based Scaffolds and Hydrogels for Tissue Regeneration and Disease Modeling
The extracellular matrix (ECM) is an essential supporting structure in tissue development. Conventional two-dimensional (2D) substrate could not faithfully represent the microenvironment of native tissue or cell construct. ... -
Chitosan-Based Scaffolds for Stem Cell Renewal and Differentiation
(2013-11-14)Tissue engineering aims to restore function and treat disease through the fabrication of a suitable microenvironmental niche to facilitate recovery and repair. Often, a scaffold is necessary to provide the appropriate ... -
Chitosan-based Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering and Cancer Research Applications
Biomaterial scaffolds are an essential element in tissue engineering (TE), providing an extracellular matrix (ECM) substitute for cell attachment, proliferation, and differentiation at the site of a tissue defect. Designed ... -
Competing anisotropies in epitaxial exchange biased thin films and patterned nanostructures
(2013-07-25)Magnetization reversal properties in thin-films and patterned nanostructures are essential for various modern magnetic devices. The magnetization reversal is determined by the magnetic anisotropies of the system, which can ... -
Controlling Long-Range Ordered Self-assembly of Solid-Binding Peptide Monolayers on Atomically Flat Layered Materials
Solid-binding short peptides offer great promise as molecular building blocks in nanotechnology and nanomedicine. Some of these peptides can form self-organized nanostructures on solid surfaces due to highly specific ... -
Copper Mediated Hydrothermal Synthesis of Ultra Long Pentagonally Twinned Palladium Nanowires
Palladium nanowires (Pd NWs) have attracted considerable attention due to applications in hydrogen sensing and heterogeneous catalysis. Several methods have been reported for the synthesis of Pd NWs including using chemical ... -
Cyclically optimized electrochemical processes
(1997)It has been frequently observed in experiment and industry practice that electrochemical processes (deposition, dissolution, fuel cells) operated in an intermittent or cyclic (AC) mode show improvements in efficiency and/or ... -
Data-Driven Design of Spontaneously-Organized Super-Peptides on Atomic Single Layer Solids
Rational design and analysis of protein databanks via data-driven algorithms have significantly accelerated drug discovery, in particular, and a wide range of biological research topics, in general, during last decades. A ... -
Deciphering pH Effects on the Peptide-guided Nucleation and Growth of Hydroxyapatite and Peptide-Ion Interactions for Dentin Hypersensitivity Treatment
With enamel demineralization being a significant factor in the development of dentinal hypersensitivity, it has been an enormous endeavor to restore the enamel. Incorporating a biomimetic approach to tooth repair has been ... -
Deciphering the mechanisms of 1D and 2D self-assembly of biopolymers
Self-assembled biomolecular architectures have exhibited various properties, including electronic, optical, chemical, and mechanical. Due to their diverse structures and unique functions, hierarchical biomolecular assemblies ... -
Defect chemistry and thermoelectric behavior of n-type SrxBa1-xNb2O6
Complex oxides with an intricate atomic structure and tunable stoichiometry are promising materials for use in high-temperature thermoelectric (TE) generators. Among this class of ceramics, highly disordered relaxor ... -
Degradation Simulation and Investigation of Environmental Effects on Hybrid Halide Perovskite Degradation
The hybrid perovskite is an emerging material for photovoltaic application that reached 25.2% efficiency up to date. Intensive researches have focused on this area. Recently, understanding various degradation mechanism for ... -
Design and Construction of Field Reversed Configuration Plasma Chamber for Plasma Material Interaction Studies
A Field Reversed Configuration (FRC) plasma source was designed and constructed to conduct high energy plasma-materials interaction studies. The purpose of these studies is the development of advanced materials for use in ... -
Design of Biomimetic Armor Based on Strain Rate Sensitive Natural Dermal Armor
Elasmoid fish scales serve as a dermal armor and are a marvelous example of a biological composite in Nature that exhibits exceptional mechanical behavior. Their hierarchical microstructure consists of two distinct and ... -
Design of flexible puncture resistant gloves inspired by natural dermal armors
For the purpose of providing protection against potential environmental and physical threats, many animal species have developed hierarchical and heterogeneous biological materials. In turn, scientists and engineers have ... -
Design of multifunctional nanomaterials to improve cancer gene therapy
Gene therapy shows promise for individualized cancer therapies. Compared to conventional treatments, this approach offers a variety of advantages, including a multiplicity of gene targets that define tumor clinical behavior, ... -
Designing of Chitosan-Based Scaffolds for Biomedical Applications
(2013-04-17)Chitosan is a favorable natural polymer for biomedical application for its biocompatible, biodegradable, non-toxic, and hydrophilic properties. It has a chemical structure analogous to glycosaminoglycans, a component of ... -
Detection of Incipient Thermal Damage Of Carbon Fiber/Epoxy Composites Using Fluorescent Thermal Damage Probes
(2014-02-24)Incipient thermal damage (ITD) of carbon fiber/epoxy composites occurs due to short term exposures to temperatures known to cause matrix degradation. ITD is a concern for composite parts because it can significantly reduce ...