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Showing 1 to 20 of 30 for “"biomimetic materials"”.
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Biomimetic Materials for Biomedical Applications
… achieve functional, aesthetic and social value. Biomimetics is addressed to the design and development of new synthetic materials using strategies adopted by living organisms to produce biological materials. In particular, biomineralized tissues are often sophisticate composite materials, in …
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Computational Design of Microvascular Biomimetic Materials
In this work, we propose to design these materials using Genetic Algorithms (GAs), the most common methodology within a broader category of Evolutionary Algorithms (EAs). GAs can be combined with a Pareto-selection mechanism to create Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithms (MOGAs), which enable the …
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Computational design of microvascular biomimetic materials
Biomimetic microvascular materials are increasingly considered for a variety of autonomic healing, cooling and sensing applications. The microvascular material of interest in this work consists of a network of hollow microchannels, with diameters as small as 10 μm, embedded in a polymeric matrix. …
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Self-Assembly of Surface-modified Clays for Functional Biomimetic Materials
… production of bio-inspired functional materials.
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Genetic engineering of bacteriophage and its applications for biomimetic materials
Filamentous bacteriophage (M13) are excellent biological build block due to their multiple peptide display system including type 8 (complete peptide display at pVIII) and type 83 (complete peptide display at both pVIII and pIII) display systems. Unlike the phagemid systems, the advantage of these …
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Designing Amphiphilic Peptoids for Controlling the Formation of Nanostructured Biomimetic Materials
… making them ideal for studying and engineering biomimetic nanostructures. These characteristics bridge the gap between biological systems and synthetic materials, providing a robust platform for rational design and predictive synthesis of functional materials. This dissertation focuses on the …
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Mechanics of biomimetic materials for tissue engineering of the intervertebral disc
… that disrupt the biomechanics of the spine. New materials, which exhibit sophisticated mechanical responses, are needed to provide templates for tissue regeneration. These behaviours include time-dependent deformation---facilitating shock absorption and nutrient transfer---and strong material …
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The stability of phospholipid and biomimetic polymer vesicles
Biomimetic membranes are a novel alternative that may address issues inorganic scaling, biofouling, and membrane vulnerability to chemicals currently plaguing membranes. They mimic cell membranes and incorporate membrane proteins, such Aquaporin Z (AqpZ). PMOXA-PDMS-PMOXA (ABA) triblock co-polymers …
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Design and Characterization of Biomimetic Adhesive Materials
When we engineer new materials, nature provides us with a wealth of inspiration, often in the form of proteins. The blue mussel Mytilus edulis and sandcastle worm Phragmatopoma californica produce adhesive proteins that help them to adhere in wet, turbulent environments. The frog Notaden bennetti …
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Microfluidic-based continuous self-assembly, alignment, and printing of oligopeptides with π-conjugated cores accompanied by advanced single molecule characterization
Organic semiconducting materials exist in an immense and complex space that,despite decades of extensive exploration, still has unexplored regions with exciting potential. The mysteries of this science lie in the myriad combinations in which organic building blocks can be arranged and how these …
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Development of a thermometric sensor for fructosyl valine and fructose using molecularly imprinted polymers as a recognition element
… have been inspired by nature to produce biomimetic materials with molecular recognition properties by design rather than evolution. Molecular imprinting is one way to prepare such materials. Such smart materials with new functionalities are at the forefront of the development of a …
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Designer DNA Condensates: From Multiphase Architectures to Synthetic Exosome Release
… on developing DNA-based platforms for advanced biomimetic materials and targeted cargo release, bridging insights into self-assembly with practical biotechnological solutions. The first part of this work addresses the biophysical principles underpinning the emergence of multi-phase biomolecular …
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Engineered biomaterials as extracellular microenvironments for guiding cell programming and reprogramming
The interface between cells and materials is a dynamic and complex environment where cells in contact with materials can sense their properties such as stiffness, matrix protein, and geometry and respond to these cues in multiple ways including through mechanical forces exerted on the matrix by the …
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DEVELOPMENT OF A TISSUE ENGINEERED SKELETAL MUSCLE REPAIR CONSTRUCT FEATURING BIOMIMETIC PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL, AND MECHANICAL CUES
… vitro tissue engineering approach incorporating biomimetic materials, cell supplementation, pharmacologic signaling, and mechanical strain that recapitulates some phenotypic aspects of motor end plates (MEPs) observed on innervated skeletal muscle in vivo. C2C12 cells cultured on a 2D fibrin …
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Structural Colour in Fruits
… tissues to enhance the optical response of biomimetic materials. In more detail, this thesis reports the optical characteristics and architecture of structural colour in several fruits of the genera Pollia and Viburnum. Previous work showed that the external cells of Pollia condensata fruits …
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Fracture analysis in biomimetic Bouligand architectures
… structure, which is found in many biological materials, is a hierarchical architecture that features uniaxial fiber layers assembled periodically into a helicoidal pattern. Many studies have highlighted the high damage-resistant performance of Bouligand structures and its biomimetic materials. …
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An Injectable Thermosensitive Hydrogel Potentially Used for Wound Dressing with Self-adhesive Properties
… is a complex process, and different kinds of materials are tried to achieve rapid healing. Among them, hydrogel is one of the best candidates for would dressing due to its distinctive properties, such as high biocompatibility, flexibility, and sensitivity to physiological environments. …
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Synthetic peptides derived from decorin as building blocks for biomaterials based on supramolecular interactions
… basis for the design of polymer-based biomaterials that mimic the ECM on a molecular level and exploit specific biological recognition for technical applications. Multiple sequence alignments of the internal repeats of decorin that formed the inner and outer surface of the arch-shaped …
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The Effect of Particle Surface Area to Volume Ratio on Ion Release from CoCr Spheres
In 2005, over 200,000 Americans underwent a hip arthroplasty, the replacement of a hip joint with an artificial prosthesis. Of these arthroplasties, metal-on-metal type implants represent an increasing usage percentage. Metal-on-metal implants are selected largely for their low volumetric wear …
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