Silk-based intelligent fibers and textiles: Structures, properties, and applications

Chemical Communications, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024

This review summarizes the hierarchical structure and multifaceted properties of natural silk fibers, provides an in-depth analysis their extensive applications in realms biomedicine advanced smart fiber technology.

Язык: Английский

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Reviewing the manufacturing challenges and scientific debates: Insights into the antibacterial capabilities and potential applications of PLA/ZnO nanocomposites

Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Ноя. 1, 2024

The growing demand for antibacterial materials, particularly biomedical and packaging applications, has prompted significant interest in biodegradable alternatives to traditional plastics. Among these, poly(lactic acid) (PLA) is a biocompatible polymer that increasingly being recognized as promising matrix material the development of functional nanocomposites. Notably, incorporation zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles into PLA matrices enhances their functionality, providing effective solutions against both Gram-positive Gram-negative bacteria. However, challenges persist manufacturing PLA/ZnO nanocomposites, including achieving uniform nanoparticle dispersion, ensuring interfacial compatibility, addressing scalability issues industrial applications. Moreover, ongoing scientific debates regarding exact mechanisms ZnO, such reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, physical disruption bacterial membranes, ion release, complicate efforts optimize these materials. This review summarizes current state research on exploring discussions mechanisms. Consequently, by identifying unresolved questions consolidating existing knowledge, this provides valuable insights researchers engineers seeking advance ultimately contributing global health environmental challenges.

Язык: Английский

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State‐of‐the‐Art Synthesis of Porous Polymer Materials and Their Several Fantastic Biomedical Applications: a Review

Advanced Healthcare Materials, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Дек. 26, 2024

Porous polymers, including hydrogels, covalent organic frameworks (COFs), and hyper crosslinked polymers (HCPs), have become essential in biomedical research for their tunable pore architectures, large surface areas, functional versatility. This review provides a comprehensive overview of classification updated synthesis mechanisms, such as 3D printing, electrospinning, molecular imprinting. Their pivotal roles drug delivery, tissue engineering, wound healing, photodynamic/photothermal therapies, focusing on how size, distribution, architecture impact release, cellular interactions, therapeutic outcomes, are explored. Key challenges, biocompatibility, mechanical strength, controlled degradation, scalability, critically assessed alongside emerging strategies to enhance clinical potential. Finally, recent challenges future perspectives, emphasizing the broader applications porous addressed. work valuable insights advancing next-generation innovations through these materials.

Язык: Английский

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Theoretical Analysis of Self-Shrinkage Spheroidization of Irregular Degradable Polymer Powder under Thermodynamic Nonequilibrium State

Deleted Journal, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 200173 - 200173

Опубликована: Окт. 1, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Sustainable pet diapers created from nonwoven polylactic acid and recycled pulp derived from used beverage cartons

Results in Engineering, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 103939 - 103939

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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The Development Route, Hotspots and Frontiers of Sustainable Polylactic Acid in a 40-Year Period: A Bibliometric Analysis

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025

BackgroundThe renewable origin and biodegradability position of Polylactic acid (PLA) has an important impact on global environmental protection concepts industrial sustainable development. The research the synthesis, preparation, performance improvement production application PLA its blends composites will strongly promote progress various industries.MethodsBased core collection Web Science, this study conducts a bibliometric analysis biodegradable PLA. 11480 valid articles related to were obtained which published from 1985 2024, top 100 most-cited (T100 articles) further retrieved analyzed. indicators including countries, journals, institutions, authors, areas keywords studied in detail. topic distribution, progress, prospect expectation discussed summarized.ResultsThe belong total 127 31 countries have more than T100 58 they originated 24 4 continents. Europe was location with most articles. prolific institution University Texas System USA. "Polymer science" relatively hot field. special journal Biomaterials Four topics analyzed achievements preparation technology, improvement, fields summarized.

Язык: Английский

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Therapeutic functions of medical implants from various material categories with integrated biomacromolecular systems

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 12

Опубликована: Янв. 10, 2025

Medical implants are designed to replace missing parts or improve body functions and must be capable of providing structural support therapeutic intervention for a medical condition. Advances in materials science have enabled the development devices made from metals, polymers, bioceramics, composites, each with its specific advantages limitations. This review analyzes incorporation biopolymers, proteins, other biomacromolecules into implants, focusing on their role biological integration functions. It synthesizes advancements surface modification, discusses as carriers controlled drug release, explores application nanoceramics composites osseointegration tissue regeneration. Biomacromolecule systems interacting device components agents - such growth factors (GFs), antibiotics, allowing control over substance release. Incorporating these enables localized treatments regeneration, osseointegration, post-surgery infection control, disease pre-existing conditions. The highlights materials' customization opportunities, by covering mechanical perspectives. Developing hybrid delivery align recent efforts interdisciplinary personalized medicine implant innovations. For instance, trend was observed integrating inorganic (especially nanoceramics, e.g., hydroxyapatite) organic phases better interaction tissues faster recovery. article supports understanding how can create more personalized, functional, durable, biocompatible devices.

Язык: Английский

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Synergistic enhancement of mechanical, thermal, and 3D printing properties of polylactic acid via methyl methacrylate-modified pinus sylvestris char

Materials Today Chemistry, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 44, С. 102575 - 102575

Опубликована: Фев. 6, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Metasurface-Loaded Biodegradable Mobile Phone Back Cover for Enhanced Radiation Performance

Materials, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 18(4), С. 730 - 730

Опубликована: Фев. 7, 2025

This article introduces a novel biodegradable metasurface-loaded mobile phone back cover designed to reduce electromagnetic exposure and enhance antenna performance. The operates across the low GHz band (2-8 GHz) millimeter-wave (22-25.6 GHz), utilizing polylactic acid as an eco-friendly substrate. Integrated with six-port multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system, achieves port isolation above 20 dB in both bands. Specific absorption rate (SAR) analysis, performed using human head model, shows significant reductions exposure-61.1% (from 1.06 W/kg 0.412 W/kg) 55% millimeter wave 2.061 0.917 W/kg). Additionally, metasurface enhances gain increases impedance bandwidth by 20% 8.3% band. A comparative study highlights superior SAR reduction improvement of on substrate over one silicone Prototypes MIMO proposed were fabricated tested, revealing strong alignment between simulated measured results. These findings highlight potential metasurface-based covers deliver high-performance, sustainable solutions for communication devices.

Язык: Английский

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Synthesis of a phenylmaleimide bridged phosphaphenanthrene derivative for enhancing the flame retardancy of poly(lactic acid)

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 141135 - 141135

Опубликована: Фев. 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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