Dendrimer-entrapped gold nanoparticles as promising nanocarriers for anticancer therapeutics and imaging
Publication date: Available online 7 March 2019Source: Progress in Materials ScienceAuthor(s): Prashant Kesharwani, Hira Choudhury, Jaya Gopal Meher, Manisha Pandey, Bapi GorainAbstractTheranostic nanotherapeutic strategy has been widely emphasized now a day to develop next generation nanomedicine. Dendrimer entrapped gold nanoparticles (DE-Au-NP) have acquired emerging application in therapeutic, imaging as well as in theranostics sciences. DE-Au-NP decorated with specific ligand for cancer cells could deliver contrast agents at target sites for imaging as well as chemotherapeutics for anticancer activity. Entrapped Au in...
Source: Progress in Materials Science - March 7, 2019 Category: Materials Science Source Type: research
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Publication date: May 2019Source: Progress in Materials Science, Volume 102Author(s): (Source: Progress in Materials Science)
Source: Progress in Materials Science - February 27, 2019 Category: Materials Science Source Type: research
Biomaterials Used in Stem Cell Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury
Publication date: Available online 6 February 2019Source: Progress in Materials ScienceAuthor(s): Akon Higuchi, S. Suresh Kumar, Giovanni Benelli, Qing-Dong Ling, Hsing-Fen Li, Abdullah A. Alarfaj, Murugan A. Munusamy, Tzu-Cheng Sung, Yung Chang, Kadarkarai MuruganAbstractSpinal cord injury (SCI) is a common, severe damage to the central nervous system. Here, we discuss the use of biomaterials for stem cell transplantation in preclinical and clinical studies for the treatment of patients with SCI, because cell culture materials could influence the differentiation fate of stem cells, and not act only as carriers or scaffold...
Source: Progress in Materials Science - February 8, 2019 Category: Materials Science Source Type: research
Recent advances in carbon-based polymer nanocomposites for electromagnetic interference shielding
Publication date: Available online 7 February 2019Source: Progress in Materials ScienceAuthor(s): Hooman Abbasi, Marcelo Antunes, José Ignacio VelascoAbstractCarbon-based nanoparticles have recently generated a great attention, as they could create polymer nanocomposites with enhanced transport properties, overcoming some limitations of electrically-conductive polymers for high demanding sectors. Particular importance has been given to the protection of electronic components from electromagnetic radiation emitted by other devices. This review considers the recent advances in carbon-based polymer nanocomposites for electro...
Source: Progress in Materials Science - February 8, 2019 Category: Materials Science Source Type: research
Trap-controlled mechanoluminescent materials
Publication date: Available online 5 February 2019Source: Progress in Materials ScienceAuthor(s): Jun-Cheng Zhang, Xusheng Wang, Gerard Marriott, Chao-Nan XuAbstractMechanoluminescence (ML) is generated during exposures of certain materials to mechanical stimuli. Many solid materials produce ML during their fracturing, however, the irreversibility of fracto-induced ML limits the practical applications of these materials. In 1999, Chao-Nan Xu discovered an intense and reproducible ML from trap-controlled materials, including ZnS:Mn2+ and SrAl2O4:Eu2+, and introduced the principles and applications of hybrid i...
Source: Progress in Materials Science - February 6, 2019 Category: Materials Science Source Type: research
Emerging natural and tailored materials for uranium-contaminated water treatment and environmental remediation
Publication date: Available online 29 January 2019Source: Progress in Materials ScienceAuthor(s): Yi Xie, Changlun Chen, Xuemei Ren, Xiangxue Wang, Haiyan Wang, Xiangke WangAbstractThe rapid growth in nuclear industries such as uranium ores mining, nuclear energy generation, spent-fuel treatment and nuclear weapon manufacture has caused a legacy of uranium contamination in the aquatic environment, which poses a potential threat to the ecological environment and human health. The safe and effective disposal of uranium-contaminated water has thus been an urgent requirement. For decades, various materials have been shown to b...
Source: Progress in Materials Science - January 30, 2019 Category: Materials Science Source Type: research
Ascendant Bioinspired Antireflective Materials: Opportunities and Challenges Coexist
Publication date: Available online 23 January 2019Source: Progress in Materials ScienceAuthor(s): Zhiwu Han, Zhibin Jiao, Shichao Niu, Luquan RenAbstractIn the past decades, antireflective (AR) materials have drawn more and more attention owing to its promising and wide applications such as photovoltaic industry, optical devices, and flexible display. However, there are also some critical challenges remaining. Fortunately, natural creatures have exhibited diversified well-organized micro/nanostructures and near-perfect functional materials, which provide design principles for development of the bioinspired materials. In te...
Source: Progress in Materials Science - January 23, 2019 Category: Materials Science Source Type: research
Fe-based bulk metallic glasses: glass formation, fabrication, properties and applications
Publication date: Available online 19 January 2019Source: Progress in Materials ScienceAuthor(s): H.X. Li, Z.C. Lu, S.L. Wang, Y. Wu, Z.P. LuAbstractThe invention of bulk metallic glasses has stimulated extensive interest, due to their possible technological applications in a variety of industrial fields and their scientific importance in understanding related condensed matter physics. Among all types of BMGs, Fe-based BMGs are a unique yet important family due to their high mechanical strength, good thermal stability, strong corrosion resistance, excellent soft magnetic properties, and relatively low production costs. Sin...
Source: Progress in Materials Science - January 20, 2019 Category: Materials Science Source Type: research
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Publication date: April 2019Source: Progress in Materials Science, Volume 101Author(s): (Source: Progress in Materials Science)
Source: Progress in Materials Science - January 16, 2019 Category: Materials Science Source Type: research
Structural architectures with toughening mechanisms in Nature: A review of the materials science of Type-I collagenous materials
Publication date: Available online 10 January 2019Source: Progress in Materials ScienceAuthor(s): Wen Yang, Marc A. Meyers, Robert O. RitchieAbstractThe structural constituents of tissues in organisms are composed primarily of minerals and proteins. Collagen is the most common protein used to construct such natural materials in vertebrates; among these structures, a wide variety of hierarchical architectures with structural and property gradients have evolved to induce desired combinations of stiffness, strength, ductility and toughness for a diverse range of mechanical functionalities. The soft collagen provides biologica...
Source: Progress in Materials Science - January 11, 2019 Category: Materials Science Source Type: research
Electrophoretic Deposition of Chitosan-based Composite Coatings for Biomedical Applications: A Review
This article presents a comprehensive review of the field of EPD of chitosan-based composite coatings by highlighting their microstructural, mechanical, surface, and biological properties. Since suspension characteristics have significant influences on the deposition mechanisms, kinetics, and overall properties of the electrophoretically deposited coatings, suspension parameters such as concentration, viscosity, and zeta potential are discussed including chitosan-based suspensions with hydroxyapatite, bioactive glass, carbonaceous materials and other inorganic and organic materials. The deposition mechanisms proposed for e...
Source: Progress in Materials Science - January 6, 2019 Category: Materials Science Source Type: research
Flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) fibre reinforced polymer composite materials: A review on preparation, properties and prospects
Publication date: Available online 23 December 2018Source: Progress in Materials ScienceAuthor(s): M. RameshAbstractHistory is often marked by the materials and technology that reflect human capability and understanding. The increasing needs on bio-degradable and eco-friendly nature for consumer goods, the usage of bio-based materials is on demand. Flax has attracted attention since Stone Age as one of a few plants from which highly valued products are made. Fibres from flax plants are cost-effective, bio-degradable and exhibited good mechanical properties. This review focuses on the preparation, properties and prospects o...
Source: Progress in Materials Science - December 24, 2018 Category: Materials Science Source Type: research
Perovskite Lead-free dielectrics for energy storage applications
Publication date: Available online 23 December 2018Source: Progress in Materials ScienceAuthor(s): Letao Yang, Xi Kong, Fei Li, Hua Hao, Zhenxiang Cheng, Hanxing Liu, Jing-Feng Li, Shujun ZhangAbstractThe projected increase in world energy consumption within the next 50 years, coupled with low emission requirements, has inspired an enormous effort towards the development of efficient, clean, and renewable energy sources. Efficient electrical energy storage solutions are keys to effective implementation of the electricity generated from these renewable sources. In step with the development of energy storage technology and t...
Source: Progress in Materials Science - December 24, 2018 Category: Materials Science Source Type: research
Recent developments in the conservation of materials properties of historical wood
Publication date: Available online 18 December 2018Source: Progress in Materials ScienceAuthor(s): Zarah Walsh-Korb, Luc AvérousAbstractWood is a complex hierarchical material. As a widely available renewable resource, it has been used throughout history to construct dwellings and transportation, tools, art and funerary objects. The desire to better understand cultural heritage and preserve it for future generations has long been a major driver in the study of wooden objects in the social sciences. This trend can be associated with a recent strong push to create, low-cost, environmentally-responsible, sustainable housing ...
Source: Progress in Materials Science - December 19, 2018 Category: Materials Science Source Type: research
Mechanical properties of high-entropy alloys with emphasis on face-centered cubic alloys
Publication date: Available online 18 December 2018Source: Progress in Materials ScienceAuthor(s): Zezhou Li, Shiteng Zhao, Robert O. Ritchie, Marc A. MeyersAbstractHigh-entropy alloys (HEAs), also known as multi-principal element alloys or multi-component alloys, have been the subject of numerous investigations since they were first described in 2004. The earliest HEA was the equiatomic CrMnFeCoNi “Cantor” alloy, but HEAs now encompass a broad class of metallic and ceramic systems. The concept of utilizing the high entropy of mixing to develop stable multi-element alloys may not be scientifically correct but has produ...
Source: Progress in Materials Science - December 19, 2018 Category: Materials Science Source Type: research
