Rapid heteroatom transfer to arylmetals utilizing multifunctional reagent scaffolds

Multifunctional trackable dendritic scaffolds and delivery agents.

Dendrimers and other three-dimensional molecular assemblies are attractive scaffolds for biological delivery agents and diagnostic probes due to their globular shape, modular structure, monodispersity, and plurality of functional end groups. To address this potential, a number of strategies and related dendritic architectures have been developed for delivery of bioactive molecules to desired ce...

Multifunctional Ternary Drug-Loaded Electrospun Scaffolds

Rapid diagnosis of meningitis using reagent strips.

OBJECTIVES Identification of causative agent with estimation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) glucose, protein, cells is necessary for accurate diagnosis of meningitis. Unfortunately, even these facilities are not available in many areas. Reagent strips that measure glucose and protein in blood and urine can serve this task but have been used with varying results in the past. This study was carried...

Modeling of Multifunctional Deformable Porous Scaffolds for Soft Tissue Engineering

Porous membranes/scaffolds such as guided tissue regeneration (GTR) membranes, cell sheets, tissue matrices or polymeric meshes are being widely used in soft tissue engineering to regenerate damaged, diseased tissue or wound. These membranes are mostly regular porous structures with repeating internal architecture. When they are applied onto wound area, various forces caused by bandage, contrac...

Characterization of Wood Derived Hierarchical Cellulose Scaffolds for Multifunctional Applications.

Functional materials of high porosity and hierarchical structure, based on renewable building blocks, are highly demanded for material applications. In this regard, substantial progress has been made by functionalizing micro- and nano-sized cellulose followed by its reassembly via bottom-up approaches. However, bottom-up assembly processes are still limited in terms of upscaling and the utiliza...