Cite this article: Gloria A, Russo T, D’Amora U, Zeppetelli S, D’Alessandro T, Sandri M, Bañobre-López M, Piñeiro-Redondo Y, Uhlarz M, Tampieri A, Rivas J, Herrmannsdörfer T, Dediu VA, Ambrosio L, De Santis R. 2013 Magnetic poly(1-caprolactone)/iron-doped hydroxyapatite nanocomposite substrates for advanced bone tissue engineering. J R Soc Interface 10: 20120833. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif....

The study addresses the growth of new wild-type strain Cupriavidus necator IBP/SFU-1 and synthesis poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate) (P(3HB-co-4HB) on media containing fructose three different precursors 4HB (ε-caprolactone 1,4-butanediol 1,6-hexanediol). It was found that ε-caprolactone is best precursor for P(3HB-co-4HB) copolymers. By varying concentration number doses added into ...

A novel chemoselective polymerization control yields predictable (co)polymer compositions from a mixture of monomers. Using a dizinc catalyst and a mixture of caprolactone, cyclohexene oxide, and carbon dioxide enables the selective preparation of either polyesters or polycarbonates or copoly(ester-carbonates). The selectivity depends on the nature of the zinc-oxygen functionality at the growin...

The electrospinning technique is widely used for the fabrication of micro- and nanofibrous structures. Recent studies have focused on the use of less toxic and harmful solvents (benign solvents) for electrospinning, even if those solvents usually require an accurate and longer process of optimization. The aim of the present work is to demonstrate the versatility of the use of benign solvents, l...

peripheral nerve injuries caused by traffic accidents, resections of tumors or iatrogenic side effects of the surgeries are few of the most common form of trauma occurring with up to 500,000 cases each year in iran. conventional strategies including nerve coaptation, and the application of autografts, allografts and xenografts are restricted due to the limited availability of donors, immune-rej...