A bioabsorbable mechanoelectric fiber as electrical ... - Nature
Oct 8, 2024 · To address these needs, we designed a completely bioabsorbable mechanoelectric fiber as electrical stimulation suture (BioES-suture). The suture consists of a core-sheath structure: the core...
Bioabsorbable polymers for implantable medical devices: What to …
May 14, 2024 · Bioabsorbable polymers degrade and disappear at predictable rates, making them an ideal material for parts of implantable devices that could otherwise impair healing or create an ongoing risk of injury or infection.
The use of bioabsorbable materials in orthopaedics
Oct 1, 2021 · The three main categories of bioabsorbable materials available for use in trauma and orthopaedic surgery are: polymers, metals and ceramics. Bioabsorbable polymers are well established, with a number of commercially available orthopaedic devices including screws, bone anchors, sutures and drug delivery system.
Bioabsorbable polymeric materials for biofilms and other …
Jan 1, 2021 · This review provides insights to past, current and future trends in the use of bioabsorbable polymeric biofilms and composites for biomedical applications. However, this paper also discusses about challenges and approaches for fabrication of bioabsorbable polymeric devices for biomedical applications. 2. Materials for biofilms
Bioabsorbable implant material review - ScienceDirect
Jul 1, 2004 · This article reviews the three most common materials used in bioabsorbable implants in orthopaedic surgery: PGA (polyglycolic acid), PLA (polylactic acid), and PDS (polydioxanone). The chemical, material, and resorption properties of the individual polymers as well as their copolymers are reviewed for the orthopaedic clinician.
Fully Bioabsorbable Capacitor as an Energy Storage Unit for …
Jan 22, 2019 · Here, a fully bioabsorbable capacitor (BC) is developed for life-time implantation. The BC has a symmetrical layer-by-layer structure, including polylactic acid (PLA) supporting substrate, PLA nanopillar arrays, self-assembled zinc oxide nanoporous layer, and polyvinyl alcohol/phosphate buffer solution (PVA/PBS) hydrogel.
Bioabsorbable polymers: materials technology and surgical
Biostable and bioabsorbable biomaterials are used to manufacture implants for supporting, replacement, augmentation and guiding of growth of tissues. Bioabsorbable implants are a better choice for applications where only the temporary presence of the implant is needed.
The development of bioresorbable composite polymeric implants ... - Nature
Nov 20, 2017 · Implants for the treatment of tissue defects should mimic the mechanical properties of the native tissue of interest and should be resorbable as well as biocompatible. In this work, we developed a...
Degradable, absorbable or resorbable—what is the best …
Apr 26, 2017 · Considering this, the typical grammatical modifiers “biodegradable”, “resorbable”, “absorbable”, along with their noun forms used in the decades of scientific research have been reviewed and explained, interdisciplinary in chemistry, ecology, materials science, biology, microbiology, medicine, and based on usage customs, laws, standards and mark...
Bioabsorbable polymer optical waveguides for deep-tissue ... - Nature
Jan 19, 2016 · Here we propose a method of delivering light into living systems using bioabsorbable photonic waveguides for photomedicine. We describe the design, fabrication and characterization of waveguides...