Recent advances in micro/nanoscale biomedical implants

An injectable thermosensitive polymeric hydrogel for sustained release of Avastin® to treat posterior segment disease

“…Currently, several strategies including micro/nanoparticles, implants, and hydrogels have been developed for controlled localized delivery of payload drugs (Mundada and Avari 2009;Spataro et al, 2010;Mahmoud et al, 2011;Arsiwala et al, 2014). Among these strategies, the thermosensitive hydrogel, as a type of smart hydrogel, has attracted considerable attention, because it is a low viscosity aqueous polymeric solution at ambient temperature, which allowed easy drug encapsulation and drug administration.…”

Building towards a standardised approach to biocorrosion studies: a review of factors influencing Mg corrosion in vitro pertinent to in vivo corrosion

“…Biodegradable metals corrode and disappear after implantation. This eliminates the need for a subsequent, second surgery to remove the implant or device, as well as lowering the risk of infection and foreign body reaction [8][9][10][11][12]. Mg based implants have experienced good clinical successes in recent years [13][14][15][16][17].…”

Introductory Chapter: Multi-Aspect Bibliographic Analysis of the Synergy of Technical, Biological and Medical Sciences Concerning Materials and Technologies Used for Medical and Dental Implantable Devices

“…Implantable biomedical devices encompass numerous solutions eliminating various dysfunctions of a human organism and are currently aggregately considered to be medical bionic implants. Bionics is understood as production and investigation of biological systems to prepare and implement artificial engineering systems which can restore the lost functions of biological systems [127,128]. Autographs, allografts or metal devices or such made of other engineering materials are primarily the current methods of organ and tissue replacement employ [129].…”