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Journal of Functional Biomaterials, Volume 4, Issue 4

2013 December - 5 articles

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Articles (5)

  • Article
  • Open Access
51 Citations
9,727 Views
18 Pages

Antimicrobial, Mechanical and Thermal Studies of Silver Particle-Loaded Polyurethane

  • Deepen Paul,
  • Sharmistha Paul,
  • Nima Roohpour,
  • Mark Wilks and
  • Pankaj Vadgama

9 December 2013

Silver-particle-incorporated polyurethane films were evaluated for antimicrobial activity towards two different bacteria: Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus). Distributed silver particles sourced from silver nitrate, silv...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
8,314 Views
29 Pages

A Novel Glass Polyalkenoate Cement for Fixation and Stabilisation of the Ribcage, Post Sternotomy Surgery: An ex-Vivo Study

  • Adel M.F. Alhalawani,
  • Declan J. Curran,
  • Belinda Pingguan-Murphy,
  • Daniel Boyd and
  • Mark R. Towler

21 November 2013

This study investigates the use of gallium (Ga) based glass polyalkenoate cements (GPCs) as a possible alternative adhesive in sternal fixation, post sternotomy surgery. The glass series consists of a Control (CaO–ZnO–SiO2), and LGa-1 and LGa-2 which...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
7,428 Views
17 Pages

Microencapsulation of Bioactive Principles with an Airless Spray-Gun Suitable for Processing High Viscous Solutions

  • Moreno Cocchietto,
  • Paolo Blasi,
  • Romano Lapasin,
  • Chiara Moro,
  • Davide Gallo and
  • Gianni Sava

19 November 2013

Purpose: to design, assemble and test a prototype of a novel production plant, suitable for producing microparticles (MPs) by processing highly viscous feed solutions (FSs). Methods: the prototype has been built using a commercial air compressor, a p...

  • Review
  • Open Access
128 Citations
21,729 Views
103 Pages

12 November 2013

In early 1980s, researchers discovered self-setting calcium orthophosphate cements, which are bioactive and biodegradable grafting bioceramics in the form of a powder and a liquid. After mixing, both phases form pastes, which set and harden forming e...

  • Review
  • Open Access
29 Citations
12,811 Views
31 Pages

Tissue Engineering of the Corneal Endothelium: A Review of Carrier Materials

  • Juliane Teichmann,
  • Monika Valtink,
  • Mirko Nitschke,
  • Stefan Gramm,
  • Richard H.W. Funk,
  • Katrin Engelmann and
  • Carsten Werner

22 October 2013

Functional impairment of the human corneal endothelium can lead to corneal blindness. In order to meet the high demand for transplants with an appropriate human corneal endothelial cell density as a prerequisite for corneal function, several tissue e...

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