Superhydrophobic Surfaces as a Tool for the Fabrication of Hierarchical Spherical Polymeric Carriers

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Ana M S CostaJoão F Mano

Abstract

Hierarchical polymeric carriers with high encapsulation efficiencies are fabricated via a biocompatible strategy developed using superhydrophobic (SH) surfaces. The carries are obtained by the incorporation of cell/BSA-loaded dextran-methacrylate (DEXT-MA) microparticles into alginate (ALG) macroscopic beads. Engineered devices like these are expected to boost the development of innovative and customizable systems for biomedical and biotechnological purposes.

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Feb 11, 2016·Marine Drugs·Matias J CardosoJoão F Mano
Jun 13, 2015·Trends in Pharmacological Sciences·Gorka OriveDwaine Emerich
Jan 11, 2017·Journal of the American Chemical Society·Ana M S Costa, João F Mano
Aug 14, 2018·Advanced Healthcare Materials·Clara R CorreiaJoão F Mano
Jun 20, 2019·Biomaterials Science·Karim Khanmohammadi ChenabAtyeh Rahmanzadeh
Jun 23, 2016·Advanced Healthcare Materials·Ana Catarina LimaJoão F Mano
Oct 14, 2018·Scientific Reports·Álvaro J LeiteJoão F Mano
Mar 6, 2019·ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces·Yongzhen WangLei Jiang

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