Biomaterials Science
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2018
·Vol. 7
·期 3
·1101-1116
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IF 5.831
Ting-ben Huang,Yong-zheng Li,Ke Yu,Zhou Yu,Ying Wang,Zhi-wei Jiang,Hui-ming Wang,Guo-li Yang
Bone remolding involves the formation of new bone by osteoblasts and the absorption of old bones by osteoclasts. Due to the vital role of osteoblasts and osteoclasts during bone regeneration, it might be feasible to promote osseointegration around the titanium implants by stimulating osteoblasts and inhibiting osteoclasts by modifying the surfaces of the implants. Lithium is used in the treatment of psychiatric patients, and it may be associated with osteogenesis. In this study, lithium was incorporated with sandblasted, large-grit and acid-etched titanium implants via a hydrothermal treatment. In vitro, the nano-scale surface enhanced the adhesion and proliferation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs). Moreover, the SLA-Li surface displayed a negative effect on the process of osteoclastogenesis. Further mechanism analysis indicated that the canonical Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway was activated according to the results of RT-PCR and western blotting. More importantly, the RANKL/OPG signaling axis was also involved in these effects on the SLA-Li surface. The experiments in vivo proved that the SLA-Li surface could induce the bone formation and osseointegration during the early osseointegration after the dental implant surgery. These results suggested that bone homeostasis could be manipulated by an SLA-Li surface, which implied that this new surface might serve as a promising material for clinical application in the future.
研究领域:
生物材料
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组织工程
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骨科
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牙科种植学
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细胞生物学
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PubMed
高影响因子
Optical Materials Express
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2018
·Vol. 8
·期 9
·2823-2831
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IF 2.566
Rongping Ni,Bin Qian,Chang Liu,Xiaofeng Liu,Jianrong Qiu
Additive manufacturing (AM) techniques allow for the construction of sophisticated and hollow models based on the needs of customers, and they functionalize the raw materials (e.g., metal, polymer and ceramic) by structuring them. Here, we demonstrate a simple method for the realization of a three-dimensional architecture with long afterglow properties by curing organic resin doped with inorganic long persistent phosphors (LPPs) layer by layer through the stereolithography (SLA) technique. In our process, the LPPs made by solid state reaction were incorporated homogenously into a resin matrix and pre-designed 3D structures with the resolution of 0.1 mm were printed out. The high luminescence, considerable decay time and multi-color make these organic/inorganic composites reliable for applications in artifacts, crafts, toys and night indicators. It is also demonstrated that the resin containing SrAl2O4: Eu2+, Dy3+ phosphors can be used for fiber temperature sensing from 40 °C to 70 °C.
研究领域:
材料科学
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增材制造
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光子学
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复合材料
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DOI
高影响因子
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS
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2023
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IF 5.8
Qingliang Yang,Weizhen Zhong,Yiwen Liu,Runlin Hou,Yujing Wu,Qinying Yan,Gensheng Yang
Despite remarkable progress in the last decade in transdermal microneedle drug delivery systems , great difficulties in precisely manufacturing microneedles with sophisticated microstructures still strongly retard their practical applications. Herein we propose morphology-customized microneedles (spiral, conical, cylindroid, ring-like, arrow-like and tree-like) fabricated by stereolithography (SLA) based 3D-printing technique, and in-depth investigate the correlation between the customized morphologies and the received qualities of the corresponding microneedles such as the mechanical properties and skin penetration behavior, drug loading capacity and the drug release profiles. Results indicated that 3D-printed morphology-customized microneedles not only enhanced the mechanical strength but also improved both drug loading capacity and drug release behavior, which resulted from their highly controllable and 3D-printable morphologies (surface area and volume). And the in vivo study demonstrated that the 3D-printed morphology-customized microneedles successfully promoted the transdermal delivery of the loaded drug (verapamil hydrochloride) with an enhanced therapeutic efficacy for the treatment of hypertrophic scar .
研究领域:
药学
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生物医学工程
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材料科学
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药物递送系统
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PubMed
高影响因子
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2020
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IF 8.758
Yoann de Rancourt de Mimérand,Kun Li,Cong Zhou,Xiaoyun Jin,Xiaoxian Hu,Yufei Chen,Jia Guo
Inorganic photocatalysts became an essential and powerful tool for the remediation of polluted water. However, important limitations of photocatalysts in their colloidal form, especially nanosized, remain. For instance, their separation from water after use and recovery, which can be particularly demanding, time- and energy-wise. Considering such aspects, supported catalysts bear significant advantages. However, efforts still have to be made to develop processes that allow the permanent and efficient immobilization of inorganic photocatalysts in sustainable conditions, in order to maintain the advantages of supported catalysts over colloidal ones. Herein, we report the use of an aqueous-phase plasma-aided grafting (APPAG) process to produce functional and efficient hybrid photocatalysts. More specifically, based on cold plasma discharge (CPD), ZnO/Bi2MoO6 heterojunctions were permanently immobilized on polymer supports generated by 3D-printing, with fractal-inspired designs. Three different approaches of the APPAG process have been successfully used for the immobilization of the inorganic phase, that is core–shell-assisted direct grafting, indirect grafting and in situ complexation-assisted precipitation (ISCAP). Noticeably, the latter technique has never been reported before to our knowledge. These three immobilization routes rely on different strategies and yield to distinct morphological specificities, but all allow using mild synthesis conditions and producing stable, active, permanently immobilized coatings of photocatalysts. Regarding the preparation of the organic supports, two sorts of additive manufacturing (AM) technologies were employed, namely fused-deposition modeling (FDM) and liquid crystal diode (LCD)-based SLA (stereolithography). The use of fractal geometries combined with AM permits the production of supports with relatively high surface areas, in a single processing step. Overall, the three plasma-based immobilization methods revealed to be efficient and the performance of the different hybrid photocatalysts have later been assessed through the photodegradation of Rhodamine B dye under simulated sunlight irradiation and visible light only, with promising results.
研究领域:
环境科学
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材料科学
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化学工程
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等离子体技术
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增材制造
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DOI
高影响因子
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