ReviewBiomaterials2016
Superhydrophobic materials for biomedical applications.
Review in Biomaterials, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 106 papers.
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106 citing papers in PubMed.
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- From bone replacement to regeneration. A biomaterials started journey.Materials today. Bio · 2026Review
- Inhibition of Biofilm Formation by Respiratory Bacterial Pathogens via Silver Nanoparticles and Functionalized HEPA Filters.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Polymeric anti-platelet carriers for the precision-targeting of age-related cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.Materials today. Bio · 2026Review
- Saturation and texture geometry effects on plastron longevity on superhydrophobic surfaces.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Hydrophobic Diffusion Media via Electrografted Organosilicons Enable Competitive Performance in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells.ACS electrochemistry · 2025Article
- Morphology-Driven Antiadhesion, Antibacterial and Cytotoxic Effects in Superhydrophobic Surfaces.ACS omega · 2025Article
- Exploring dynamics of nature's raincoat: comparing how nano-scale silk fibers produced by dryland and tropical species of webspinning insects interact with water.Environmental entomology · 2025Article
- Superhydrophobic Cell-Repellent Microstructures: Plastron-Mediated Inhibition of A549 Epithelial Cell Adhesion.Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2025Article
- Effect of Surface Modification of a Dental Composite on the Adhesion ofPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Preparation of a robust hierarchical superhydrophobic surface with superior corrosion resistance.RSC advances · 2025Article
- Does Extreme Wettability Matter: The Effect of Copper Wettability on Infection Spread through Hospital Surfaces.ACS omega · 2025Article
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- Design and Application of Antifouling Bio-Coatings.Polymers · 2025Review
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- Stable Air Plastron Prolongs Biofluid Repellency of Submerged Superhydrophobic Surfaces.Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids · 2025Article
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Abstract
Superhydrophobic surfaces are actively studied across a wide range of applications and industries, and are now finding increased use in the biomedical arena as substrates to control protein adsorption, cellular interaction, and bacterial growth, as well as platforms for drug delivery devices and for diagnostic tools. The commonality in the design of these materials is to create a stable or metastable air layer at the material surface, which lends itself to a number of unique properties. These activities are catalyzing the development of new materials, applications, and fabrication techniques, as well as collaborations across material science, chemistry, engineering, and medicine given the interdisciplinary nature of this work. The review begins with a discussion of superhydrophobicity, and then explores biomedical applications that are utilizing superhydrophobicity in depth including material selection characteristics, in vitro performance, and in vivo performance. General trends are offered for each application in addition to discussion of conflicting data in the literature, and the review concludes with the authors' future perspectives on the utility of superhydrophobic biomaterials for medical applications.
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