various biomaterials
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- Understanding the composition of the adsorbed protein layer on a biomaterial surface is of an extreme importance as it directs the primary biological response.
- Biofabrication and 3D tissue modelling without employing polymers is near-unthinkable.
- Osteochondral (OC) defects pose an enormous challenge with no entirely satisfactory repair strategy to date.
- The metallic biomaterials are very well known among various biomaterials.
- Designing and development of new wound dressing materials is an incessant area of research in wound care management.
- Tantalum pentoxide (Ta2O5) is a promising material for the realization of biological interfaces because of its high dielectric constant, its high chemical stability, and its excellent passivating properties.
- Thermal metamaterials have been demonstrated to be powerful on heat manipulation and promising for thermal management in recent years, but most thermal functionalities remain in theory, and thus practical applications of thermal metamaterials are extremely urgent and worth exploring.
- Poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) is a bioresorbable synthetic polyester widely studied as a biomaterial for tissue engineering and controlled release applications, but its low bioactivity and weak mechanical performance limits its applications.
- Periodic arrays of noncontacting noble-metal nanoparticles are of interest as nanoscale light-guiding structures, as metamaterials, as well as for a number of sensing applications.
- Cobalt-chromium (Co-Cr) alloys are one of the best materials for biomedical applications owing to their fairly good wear resistance, high mechanical properties, adequate corrosion resistance and acceptable bio-compatibility.
- Cardiovascular stents have become the mainstay for treating coronary and other vascular diseases; however, the need for long-term anti-platelet therapies continues to drive research on novel materials and strategies to promote in situ endothelialization of these devices, which should decrease local thrombotic response.
- Three hurdles that exist in selecting materials for the development of new medical devices for neurological treatment are creating a bond between substrates, developing a simple and feasible manufacturing process, and selecting materials that follow regulatory trends to meet possible future requirements.
- Improving the hemocompatibility of artificial implants by micro structuring their surfaces has shown promising results, but the mechanisms which lead to this improvement are not yet understood.