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Anti-fouling coatings for blood-contacting devices
Smart Materials in MedicineBlood-contacting medical devices, such as vascular stents, intravascular catheters, and artificial heart valves, frequently encounter complications in clinical practice, including thrombosis, inflammatory reactions, and infections.
Shiyu Yao +5 more
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MATEC Web of Conferences, 2018 Bio-fouling is the attachment and accumulation of an organism or micro-organism to a material. Bio-fouling is one of the causes of declining performance and quality in a system of structures, especially structures that have a direct relationship with the
Pratikno Herman +2 more
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.A systematic review is conducted to assess the influence of electrode architecture across micro‐ to mesoscopic length scales on electron‐transfer pathways in electrocatalysis. We discuss the structure‐activity relationships in electrocatalytic applications, including resource recovery and environmental remediation, and provide cost‐effective, efficient
Manshu Zhao +6 more
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Mitigation of Membrane Fouling Using an Electroactive Polyether Sulfone Membrane
Membranes, 2020 Membrane fouling is the bottleneck limiting the wide application of membrane processes. Herein, we adopted an electroactive polyether sulfone (PES) membrane capable of mitigating fouling by various negatively charged foulants.
Chunyan Ma +6 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 There is an increasing interest in developing innovative coatings and testing natural products with anti-fouling activity to substitute current highly toxic biocides that have a harmful impact on marine organisms.
Andrea Muras +6 more
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Nanomaterial Strategies for Pulmonary Delivery of Immunotherapeutics in Lung Cancer Treatment
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.Inhalable immunotherapeutic nanomedicines enable organ‐selective immune modulation by overcoming pulmonary delivery barriers and concentrating therapy within lung tumors. This Review defines how nanomaterial properties govern airway deposition, retention, cellular partitioning, and immune activation across vaccines, checkpoint blockade, STING agonists,
Han Zhang, Wei Tang
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Preparation of anti-fouling zwitterionic nanofiltration membrane with tunable surface charge
Advanced Membranes, 2022 Anti-fouling property is of vital significance and remains a challenge in the membrane separation field. In this work, N-diethylethylenediamine (DEEDA) was incorporated into the polyamide matrix first.
Yao-Shen Guo +7 more
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Bacteria‐Responsive Nanostructured Drug Delivery Systems for Targeted Antimicrobial Therapy
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Bacteria‐responsive nanocarriers are designed to release antimicrobials only in the presence of infection‐specific cues. This selective activation ensures drug release precisely at the site of infection, avoiding premature or indiscriminate release, and enhancing efficacy.
Guillermo Landa +3 more
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Opportunities of Semiconducting Oxide Nanostructures as Advanced Luminescent Materials in Photonics
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.The review discusses the challenges of wide and ultrawide bandgap semiconducting oxides as a suitable material platform for photonics. They offer great versatility in terms of tuning microstructure, native defects, doping, anisotropy, and micro‐ and nano‐structuring. The review focuses on their light emission, light‐confinement in optical cavities, and
Ana Cremades +7 more
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Recent Advances in Ferrite‐Based Materials for Biomedical Applications: A Comprehensive Review
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Ferrite nanoplatforms are presented as tunable biomedical materials in which synthesis control, cation engineering, defect/morphology regulation, and surface functionalization govern structure–property–bioactivity relationships. These design strategies enable multifunctional applications including MRI contrast, magnetic hyperthermia, targeted drug ...
Pramod D. Mhase +6 more
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