Zuoliang Niu, Ziying You, William W. Lu, Zhenming Wang, Chenglin Wang
{"title":"Preparation and characterisation of tough and porous polyvinyl alcohol/POC membrane for biomedical applications","authors":"Zuoliang Niu, Ziying You, William W. Lu, Zhenming Wang, Chenglin Wang","doi":"10.1049/bsb2.12053","DOIUrl":"10.1049/bsb2.12053","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) is a synthetic polymer that has been extensively studied for fabricating porous membranes via electrospinning for diverse biomedical applications. However, the poor mechanical properties of electrostatically spun PVA nanofiber membranes severely limit their application in the biomedical field. Therefore, porous, tough hybrid PVA-based fibrous membranes were prepared by introducing poly (1,8-octanediol citrate) (POC) into PVA fibrous membranes followed by sodium citrate treatment. The tensile modulus, fracture strength, and fracture toughness of the sodium citrate-treated PVA/POC (CPP) membranes achieve 119.81 ± 5.32 MPa, 10.34 ± 1.57 MPa and 401.51 ± 11.67 MJ m<sup>−2</sup>, respectively, which were ∼60, ∼10, and ∼4 times higher than those achieved by the pristine PVA membrane. Moreover, the novel CPP membranes exhibited suitable biodegradation ratios and high cell/issue affinities, suggesting their potential biomedical applications in soft or hard tissue repair. This strategy, which provides porous structures, high mechanical properties and excellent biocompatibility, demonstrates a facile but effective approach for the development of advanced biomaterials.</p>","PeriodicalId":52235,"journal":{"name":"Biosurface and Biotribology","volume":"8 4","pages":"315-322"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ietresearch.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1049/bsb2.12053","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47151001","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Adhesion and corrosion resistance of polycaprolactone coating on NiTi alloy surface after alkali heat pretreatment","authors":"Zhihui Zhang, Yanan Yang, Yunting Guo, Pengwei Sha, Zezhou Xu, Zhenglei Yu, Jiashun Si, Zhengao Zhang, Jia Guo, Yifan Chen","doi":"10.1049/bsb2.12051","DOIUrl":"10.1049/bsb2.12051","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Selective laser melting of nickel-titanium alloy (SLM-NiTi) can precisely control the size of the sample molding structure and has attracted extensive attention due to its special superelasticity and shape memory effect. However, the biological inertness and poor corrosion resistance of SLM-NiTi alloy limit their wide application as biomedical implant materials. In this study, polycaprolactone (PCL) coating was prepared on SLM-NiTi alloy by dipping and pulling method, and the effects of alkali heat pretreatment on the morphology, adhesion, corrosion resistance, long-term stability and biomineralisation of the PCL coatings were investigated. The results showed that PCL coating can substantially improve the performance of SLM-NiTi alloy, and the PCL coating after alkali heat pretreatment has higher adhesion (increased from 1,747 to 2,498 mN) and lower corrosion current density (reduced by about an order of magnitude compared to PCL coating alone). In addition, the necessary stability, biomineralisation and biocompatibility ability of coatings were also further improved. Therefore, the alkali heat pretreated PCL-coated SLM-NiTi alloy has good application prospects in implants due to its superior properties.</p>","PeriodicalId":52235,"journal":{"name":"Biosurface and Biotribology","volume":"8 4","pages":"307-314"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ietresearch.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1049/bsb2.12051","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48125240","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Joseph A. Arsecularatne, Serena Tran, Mark J. Hoffman
{"title":"The effect of temperature on the wear behaviour of dental composites","authors":"Joseph A. Arsecularatne, Serena Tran, Mark J. Hoffman","doi":"10.1049/bsb2.12052","DOIUrl":"10.1049/bsb2.12052","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Despite numerous published studies on the wear of dental composites, few have considered the influence of temperature on the two-body wear process. Additionally, no previous work has considered the influence of temperature on dominant wear mechanisms during the consumption of hot substances, hence the focus of this study. Reciprocating wear tests were carried out at varying artificial saliva lubricant temperatures (37 and 57°C) and material loss was quantified using profilometry. The wear tracks were analysed using FIB/SEM/TEM. Results reveal that the wear rate of a dental composite can significantly increase with temperature, with fatigue/delamination and ploughing acting as dominant mechanisms.</p>","PeriodicalId":52235,"journal":{"name":"Biosurface and Biotribology","volume":"8 4","pages":"329-336"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ietresearch.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1049/bsb2.12052","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47822094","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recent developments in stimuli-responsive hydrogels for biomedical applications","authors":"Shuyun Liu, Xiaozhuang Li, Lu Han","doi":"10.1049/bsb2.12050","DOIUrl":"10.1049/bsb2.12050","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Hydrogels exhibit a performance similar to that of the extracellular matrix and are compatible with human tissues and organs. Stimuli-responsive hydrogels that can respond smartly to a variety of stimuli have recently attracted extensive interest for biomedical applications. The response of these hydrogels to various single/multiple stimuli shows great potential for drug delivery, biosensors, wound dressing, cancer therapy, and tissue engineering. This review summarises the recent advances in the design of different stimuli-responsive hydrogels and their biomedical applications. We herein describe the mechanisms underlying the stimulus–response, and summarise the strategies for fabricating stimuli-responsive hydrogels that can respond to single or multiple stimuli from endogenous (i.e. pH, enzymes, glucose, and reactive oxygen species) or exogenous (i.e. magnetic and electric fields, temperature, and photo) sources. The current challenges faced by stimuli-responsive hydrogels are discussed and an outlook on future research directions is provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":52235,"journal":{"name":"Biosurface and Biotribology","volume":"8 4","pages":"290-306"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ietresearch.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1049/bsb2.12050","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46272204","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yikai Zhang, Xizi Wan, Xuetao Xu, Peicheng Teng, Shutao Wang
{"title":"Recent progress of tree frog toe pads inspired wet adhesive materials","authors":"Yikai Zhang, Xizi Wan, Xuetao Xu, Peicheng Teng, Shutao Wang","doi":"10.1049/bsb2.12049","DOIUrl":"10.1049/bsb2.12049","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Wet adhesion has widespread applications in the fields of wearable electronics, medical devices and intelligent robots. In nature, many organisms have evolved with unique wet adhesion properties to adapt to complex habitats and climb in wet environments without falling. Tree frogs, as crawling masters in tropical rain forests, are representative of wet adhesion and give novel inspirations to design artificial wet adhesive materials by mimicking their specialised hexagonal structures and/or mucus composition. In this review, we first overview the research progress of tree frog toe pads from the perspective of toe pad structure and adhesion mechanism. Then, wet adhesive materials inspired by tree frog toe pads are systematically summarised from (i) the typical polymers, (ii) the preparation approaches, (iii) the adhesion test methods and (iv) the typical artificial adhesion surfaces. Third, various applications of bioinspired wet adhesive surfaces are highlighted. Finally, we present future challenges and opportunities to develop tree frog-inspired wet adhesive materials.</p>","PeriodicalId":52235,"journal":{"name":"Biosurface and Biotribology","volume":"8 4","pages":"279-289"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ietresearch.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1049/bsb2.12049","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48181972","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recent progress of bioinspired cartilage hydrogel lubrication materials","authors":"Xiaoduo Zhao, Weiyi Zhao, Yunlei Zhang, Xiaoqing Zhang, Zhengfeng Ma, Rui Wang, Qiangbing Wei, Shuanhong Ma, Feng Zhou","doi":"10.1049/bsb2.12047","DOIUrl":"10.1049/bsb2.12047","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Hydrogels have been considered as potential candidates for cartilage replacement due to their high-water content, extreme network hydration, excellent biocompatibility and tunable mechanical properties. Currently, the development of high-performance cartilage-inspired hydrogel lubrication materials has become a hot topic in the field of biomedical materials. This review focusses on the recent development of cartilage-inspired high-strength hydrogels from the viewpoints of bionic surface/interface and biotribology. Specifically, the composition structure and extraordinary lubrication mechanism of the natural articular cartilage are overviewed first. Subsequently, some of the novel biomimetic design strategies for preparing high strength cartilage hydrogels with various network structures are summarised in detail, while systematic evaluation of lubrication properties and mechanisms are discussed. Furthermore, new surface modification means for improving the lubrication feature of high strength cartilage hydrogel materials are presented. In addition, in order to demonstrate the application potential of cartilage hydrogels in clinical, several bonding methods to decorate hydrogels onto surfaces of natural bone tissues or artificial joint materials are introduced. Finally, current challenges and future research directions are discussed for cartilage-inspired hydrogel lubrication materials.</p>","PeriodicalId":52235,"journal":{"name":"Biosurface and Biotribology","volume":"8 3","pages":"225-243"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ietresearch.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1049/bsb2.12047","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42484121","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fa Zou, Jiefang Xu, Le Yuan, Qinyong Zhang, Lili Jiang
{"title":"Recent progress on smart hydrogels for biomedicine and bioelectronics","authors":"Fa Zou, Jiefang Xu, Le Yuan, Qinyong Zhang, Lili Jiang","doi":"10.1049/bsb2.12046","DOIUrl":"10.1049/bsb2.12046","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The increasing development of biomedicine and bioelectronics has highlighted the requirement for smart materials that can respond to changes in physical and chemical properties under external environments, such as magnetic fields, electric fields, and temperature. Accordingly, hydrogels have been widely evaluated as promising candidates for smart materials owing to their intriguing structures comprising a cross-linked network of polymer chains with interstitial spaces filled with solvent water. This feature endows hydrogels with soft and wet characteristics, which not only induce high tissue affinity but also allow the introduction of environmentally responsive nanoparticles to release specific smart properties. Herein, we reviewed novel smart hydrogels that can be applied in biomedicine and bioelectronics, and highlighted and discussed existing challenges in current technologies and research.</p>","PeriodicalId":52235,"journal":{"name":"Biosurface and Biotribology","volume":"8 3","pages":"212-224"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ietresearch.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1049/bsb2.12046","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45704699","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Y. Chen, Z. Y. Hu, Z. X. Li, X. L. Wang, C. D. Gu, J. P. Tu
{"title":"Non-chromate conversion process for zinc coating with durable hydrophobicity and enhanced corrosion resistance","authors":"J. Y. Chen, Z. Y. Hu, Z. X. Li, X. L. Wang, C. D. Gu, J. P. Tu","doi":"10.1049/bsb2.12048","DOIUrl":"10.1049/bsb2.12048","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A Zn-based coating with durable hydrophobicity and good corrosion resistance was formed on a mild steel substrate, which involves electroplating Zn from a non-aqueous electrolyte, followed by passivation in an oleic acid (OA) solution. The electrodeposited Zn coatings were porous, which facilitated the formation of a chemical conversion layer of Zn oleate (ZO) during OA passivation. The Zn coating after passivation had a two-layer structure, which included an outer layer of ZO with a thickness of ∼26 μm and an inner layer of Zn with a thickness of ∼6 μm. The outer layer ZO is a type of metal soap with a smooth surface and durable hydrophobicity, such that water droplets can easily slip off its surface. Corrosion testing and electrochemical measurements in 3.5 wt.% NaCl aqueous solution indicate that the Zn coating after OA passivation exhibits outstanding anti-corrosion properties compared with those exhibited by pure Zn coating. The corrosion products and mechanism of the two-layer coating were explored. This study shows that smooth metal oleate coatings can provide hydrophobicity and corrosion resistance simultaneously to mild steel substrates.</p>","PeriodicalId":52235,"journal":{"name":"Biosurface and Biotribology","volume":"8 3","pages":"266-277"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ietresearch.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1049/bsb2.12048","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46539869","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wei Bing, E. Jin, Limei Tian, Huichao Jin, Zhuo Liu
{"title":"Construction and application of bionic antifouling coatings inspired by soft coral","authors":"Wei Bing, E. Jin, Limei Tian, Huichao Jin, Zhuo Liu","doi":"10.1049/bsb2.12041","DOIUrl":"10.1049/bsb2.12041","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Marine biofouling will bring a series of environmental and social problems, which restrict the development and utilisation of marine resources. Therefore, how to prevent biofouling has become a global issue. With the exploration of antifouling methods, bionic antifouling technology with environmentally friendly, broad-spectrum, and long-term advantages has gradually attracted people's attention. Inspired by the antifouling strategy of soft coral (<i>Sarcophyton trocheliophorum</i>), the silicone rubber (RTV-2) with similar elasticity to coral skin was selected as the substrate. The composite structure of the upper transparent layer and the lower porous layer was prepared by simulating the structure of soft coral as the structural factors of the bionic antifouling coatings. Meanwhile, several organic antifouling components with high content contained in soft coral were added to the transparent layer and porous layer, respectively, as the component factors of biomimetic coatings. The bionic antifouling coatings, which are highly consistent with the coral structure, obtained the best antifouling performance under static and dynamic conditions. The above results provide new ideas for the synthesis of environmentally friendly bionic antifouling coatings.</p>","PeriodicalId":52235,"journal":{"name":"Biosurface and Biotribology","volume":"8 3","pages":"244-253"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ietresearch.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1049/bsb2.12041","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"57691722","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bionic superhydrophobic surfaces based on topography of copper oxides","authors":"Chen Chen, Haiyang Zhan, Xiangge Bai, Zichao Yuan, Lei Zhao, Yahua Liu, Shile Feng","doi":"10.1049/bsb2.12045","DOIUrl":"10.1049/bsb2.12045","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Superhydrophobic surfaces (SHSs) exist in many biological organisms endowed by spectacular surface topographies, which provide important insights to drive a paradigm shift in design of engineering surfaces. Based on this, extensive progresses have been developed on bionic superhydrophobic strategies. Among them, SHSs based on topography of copper oxides exhibit considerable application prospects because of the steerability and diversity of topography, as well as additional performances, such as antibiosis, anticorrosion and catalysis. We first present a brief overview of the discovery of natural SHSs as well as fundamental understanding of surface wetting performance. Then, the structural effects in superhydrophobic systems based on the topographies of biological organisms and copper oxides are described. Finally, we highlight the perspectives on the novel design strategies of copper oxide-based SHSs that adapt to various practical applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":52235,"journal":{"name":"Biosurface and Biotribology","volume":"8 3","pages":"199-211"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ietresearch.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1049/bsb2.12045","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44278764","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}