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Study of the effect of mechanical stiffness substrata, assembled with polyelectrolyte multilayer thin films, on biofilm forming staphylococcus epidermidis' initial adhesion mechanism [PDF]

, 2008
Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, 2008.Includes bibliographical references (p. 35).Polyelectrolyte multilayer thin films are polymer films assembled through a layer-by-layer sequential ...
Delgadillo, Maricela
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Doxorubicin-loaded poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) nanoparticles coated with chitosan/alginate by layer by layer technology for antitumor applications

International Journal of Nanomedicine, 2017
Fujuan Chai,1,* Linlin Sun,2,3,* Xinyi He,1 Jieli Li,1 Yuanfen Liu,4 Fei Xiong,5 Liang Ge,1 Thomas J Webster,2,3 Chunli Zheng1 1Department of Pharmaceutics, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 2Wenzhou Institute of Biomaterials and Engineering ...
Chai F, Sun L, He X, Li J, Liu Y, Xiong F, Ge L, Webster TJ, Zheng C   +8 more
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A self-assembled layer-by-layer surface modification to fabricate the neuron-rich model from neural stem/precursor cells

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2020
Background/Purpose: In vitro neural cell-based models have been widely used to mimic the in vivo neural tissue environments and quantitatively understand the effects of pharmaceutical molecules on neural diseases.
Hsiao-Cheng Tsai, Jyh-Horng Wang, Yun-An Chen, Li-Kai Tsai, Tai-Horng Young, Yi-Chen Ethan Li   +5 more
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Light emitting devices based on nanostructured semiconductors [PDF]

, 2005
Light emitting devices based on high-efficiency photoluminescence (PL) fluorescent nanocrystals have been investigated in terms of the generation of light from the structure using a variety of deposition methods.
Bertoni, Cristina, Dunn, Steve, Gallardo, Diego E.   +2 more
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Hyaluronan-based pericellular matrix: substrate electrostatic charges and early cell adhesion events [PDF]

European Cells & Materials, 2013
Cells are surrounded by a hyaluronan-rich coat called ‘pericellular matrix’ (PCM), mainly constituted by hyaluronan, a long-chain linear polysaccharide which is secreted and resorbed by the cell, depending on its activity. Cell attachment to a surface is
C Fotia, GML Messina, G Marletta, N Baldini, G Ciapetti   +4 more
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Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Efficient Flame Retardant Coatings Based On High Aspect Ratio Graphene Oxide and Chitosan Capable of Preventing Ignition of PU Foam

, 2018
The layer-by-layer (LbL) technique is adopted for the construction of multilayers encompassing chitosan and graphene oxide (GO) platelets capable of improving the flame retardant properties open cell PU foams.
Carosio, Federico, Fina, Alberto, Gomez, Julio, Maddalena, Lorenza, Saracco, Guido   +4 more
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Tunable dual growth factor delivery from polyelectrolyte multilayer films [PDF]

, 2011
A promising strategy to accelerate joint implant integration and reduce recovery time and failure rates is to deliver a combination of certain growth factors to the integration site.
Beben, Yvette M., Hammond, Paula T, Macdonald, Mara L., Padera, Robert F., Samuel, Raymond E., Shah, Nisarg J.   +5 more
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Hyaluronic acid/poly(ethylenimine) polyelectrolyte multilayer coatings for siRNA-mediated local gene silencing.

PLoS ONE, 2019
Local gene delivery systems utilizing RNA interference technology are a promising approach for therapeutic applications where site-specific release of agents is desired. Polyelectrolyte multilayers (PEMs) can be constructed using the layer-by-layer (LbL)
Olivia Koenig, Bernd Neumann, Christian Schlensak, Hans Peter Wendel, Andrea Nolte   +4 more
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Adsorption of Oppositely Charged Polyelectrolytes onto a Charged Rod

, 2003
The adsorption of highly charged flexible polycations and polyanions on a charged cylindrical substrate is investigated by means of Monte Carlo (MC) simulations.
Messina, Rene
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Poly(Amino Acid) LbL Multilayers With Embedded Silver and Copper Oxide Nanoparticles as Biocompatible Antibacterial Coatings

Advanced Materials Interfaces
The growing concern over implant‐associated infections motivates the development of novel antibacterial coatings for medical devices as an effective strategy in reducing the occurrence of IAI.
Ana‐Marija Milisav, Lamborghini Sotelo, Cristina Cantallops‐Vilà, Tommaso Fontanot, Ina Erceg, Krunoslav Bojanić, Tomislav Vuletić, Željka Fiket, Maja Ivanić, Silke Christiansen, Edwige Meurice, Maja Dutour Sikirić   +11 more
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