Dual-Functioning Antibacterial Eugenol-Derived Plasticizers for Polylactide

Spatiotemporal Oxygen Sensing Using Dual Emissive Boron Dye–Polylactide Nanofibers

Oxygenation in tissue scaffolds continues to be a limiting factor in regenerative medicine despite efforts to induce neovascularization or to use oxygen-generating materials. Unfortunately, many established methods to measure oxygen concentration, such as using electrodes, require mechanical disturbance of the tissue structure. To address the need for scaffold-based oxygen concentration monitor...

Quaternary Ammonium Salts of Poly(N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) as an Efficient Antibacterial Agent for Polylactide Textiles

Acyl Esters from Oxo-Derived Hydroxymethylstearates as Plasticizers for Polyvinyl Chloride

Hydroxymethylstearates were made by hydroformylation or oxo reaction of monoand polyunsaturated fats and esters with either rhodium-triphenylphosphine or cobalt carbonyl catalysts. Rhodium-oxo products were hydrogenated with nickel catalyst, whereas, cobalt-oxo products were heated directly under hydrogen pressure. Hydroxymethyl fatty alcohols also were prepared by a two-step copper-cmomite hyd...

Improving specificity of MSC attachment to biomaterials with dual-functioning phage derived peptides

Introduction Cell transplantation therapies are promising alternatives to conventional auto-, allo-, and xenograft treatments for the reconstruction of critical sized bone defects. Successfully delivering cells to the defect site requires biomaterials that can support and guide reconstruction. Although ECM proteins and their peptide derivatives can guide adhesion, proliferation and differentiat...

3 Pharmaceutically Used Plasticizers

The extensive use of polymers in medical and pharmaceutical applications including particularly packaging, medical devices, drug carriers and coatings has caused a substantial demand for the proper plasticizers. Although there are many plasticizers used in the chemical industry, only a few of them have been approved for pharmaceutical applications. The natural-based plasticizers characterized b...