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Praveen Govindh - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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status and future scope of plant based green hydrogels in Biomedical Engineering
Applied Materials Today, 2019Co-Authors: Reza Mohammadinejad, Hajar Maleki, Eneko Larraneta, Andre R Fajardo, Amirala Bakhshian Nik, Amin Shavandi, Amir Sheikhi, Mansour Ghorbanpour, Mehdi Farokhi, Praveen GovindhAbstract:Abstract Hydrogels are the most iconic class of soft materials, and since their first report in the literature, they have attracted the attention of uncountable researchers. Over the past two decades, hydrogels have become smart and sophisticated materials with numerous applications. This class of soft materials have been playing a significant role in biomedicine due to their tunable and often programmable properties. Hydrogels from renewable polymers have been popularized in Biomedical applications as they are often biocompatible, easily accessible, and inexpensive. The challenge however has been to find an ideal plant-based hydrogel for biomedicine that can mimic critical properties of human tissues in terms of structure, function, and performance. In addition, natural polymers can readily be functionalized to engineer their chemical and physical uproperties pertinent to drug delivery and tissue Engineering. Here, the most recent advances in the synthesis, fabrication, and applications of plant-based hydrogels in Biomedical Engineering are reviewed. We cover essential and updated information about plants as green sources of biopolymers for hydrogel synthesis, general aspects of hydrogels and plant-based hydrogels, and thorough discussion regarding the use of such hydrogels in the Biomedical Engineering area. Furthermore, this review details the present status of the field and answers several important questions about the potential of plant-based hydrogels in advanced Biomedical applications including therapeutics, tissue Engineering, wound dressing, and diagnostics. , etc.
Lizanne Destefano - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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design and integration of a problem based biofabrication course into an undergraduate Biomedical Engineering curriculum
Journal of Biological Engineering, 2016Co-Authors: Ritu Raman, Marlon Mitchell, Pablo Perezpinera, Rashid Bashir, Lizanne DestefanoAbstract:Background The rapidly evolving discipline of biological and Biomedical Engineering requires adaptive instructional approaches that teach students to target and solve multi-pronged and ill-structured problems at the cutting edge of scientific research. Here we present a modular approach to designing a lab-based course in the emerging field of biofabrication and biological design, leading to a final capstone design project that requires students to formulate and test a hypothesis using the scientific method.
Reza Mohammadinejad - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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status and future scope of plant based green hydrogels in Biomedical Engineering
Applied Materials Today, 2019Co-Authors: Reza Mohammadinejad, Hajar Maleki, Eneko Larraneta, Andre R Fajardo, Amirala Bakhshian Nik, Amin Shavandi, Amir Sheikhi, Mansour Ghorbanpour, Mehdi Farokhi, Praveen GovindhAbstract:Abstract Hydrogels are the most iconic class of soft materials, and since their first report in the literature, they have attracted the attention of uncountable researchers. Over the past two decades, hydrogels have become smart and sophisticated materials with numerous applications. This class of soft materials have been playing a significant role in biomedicine due to their tunable and often programmable properties. Hydrogels from renewable polymers have been popularized in Biomedical applications as they are often biocompatible, easily accessible, and inexpensive. The challenge however has been to find an ideal plant-based hydrogel for biomedicine that can mimic critical properties of human tissues in terms of structure, function, and performance. In addition, natural polymers can readily be functionalized to engineer their chemical and physical uproperties pertinent to drug delivery and tissue Engineering. Here, the most recent advances in the synthesis, fabrication, and applications of plant-based hydrogels in Biomedical Engineering are reviewed. We cover essential and updated information about plants as green sources of biopolymers for hydrogel synthesis, general aspects of hydrogels and plant-based hydrogels, and thorough discussion regarding the use of such hydrogels in the Biomedical Engineering area. Furthermore, this review details the present status of the field and answers several important questions about the potential of plant-based hydrogels in advanced Biomedical applications including therapeutics, tissue Engineering, wound dressing, and diagnostics. , etc.
Inan Guler - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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multimedia based medical instrumentation course in Biomedical Engineering
Journal of Medical Systems, 2004Co-Authors: Ayhan Istanbullu, Inan GulerAbstract:Computer assisted instruction in education, including Biomedical Engineering education, has been explored and changed dramatically for more than two decades. The Internet, with its capacity to transmit synchronous and asynchronous audio, text, and graphics, presents educators with tremendous opportunies for distance education and independent learning. In this work, we have developed a new educational hypermedia for medical instrumentation courses. It is designed to be suitable for Biomedical and technical curricula where these courses are scheduled. The courseware provides support for the education of medical instrumentation. The work is presented herein to provide multimedia course material with animations to assist learning some key Medical Instrumentation topics on the World Wide Web.
Genene Tessema Mola - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Applications of nanocomposite hydrogels for Biomedical Engineering and environmental protection
Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2018Co-Authors: Bharti Thakur, Sulaiman M. Alfadul, Florian J. Stadler, Amit Kumar, Mu. Naushad, Genene Tessema MolaAbstract:Nanocomposite hydrogels are polymeric networks that possess a unique property of hydration. The presence of alcohols, carboxylic acids and amides as hydrophilic moieties in structure of nanocomposite hydrogels enhances their stiffness and water-absorbing capacity. Addition of cross-linker in the synthesis of hydrogels increases their stability under extreme conditions of temperature, pH and pressure. Natural polymer-based nanocomposite hydrogels are biodegradable, highly hydrophilic and possess good mechanical strength. Gelatin, chitin, cellulose, pectin, carrageenan, starch and alginate are natural polymers commonly used to fabricate nanocomposite hydrogels. Nanocomposite hydrogels have special characteristics such as high swelling rate, selectivity and stimuli-sensitive nature. Here we review nanocomposite hydrogels for environmental protection and Biomedical Engineering. Applications in Biomedical Engineering include drug delivery agents, wound dressing, tissue Engineering and antibacterials. Applications in environmental protection include ion exchangers, adsorption, photocatalysis and soil conditioning. Many nanocomposite hydrogels show excellent adsorption selectivity for heavy metal ions: Cu2+ up to 30.35 mg/g, Pb2+ up to 35.94 mg/g, and Zn2+ and Fe3+ up to 94.34 mg/g. Xanthan gum-based nanocomposite hydrogel has removed 96% dye from industrial effluent as reported. In addition, most of the nanocomposite hydrogels showed better adsorption capacity for pollutants in the pH range from 5 to 7. The nanocomposite hydrogels could also be regenerated and successfully utilized for several times. Nanocomposite hydrogels are therefore good bio-absorbent materials for environmental detoxification.
