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ArticleScientific reports2019

Human blood plasma catalyses the degradation of Lycopodium plant sporoderm microcapsules.

Teng-Fei Fan, Michael G Potroz, Ee-Lin Tan, Jae H Park, Eijiro Miyako, Nam-Joon Cho

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Article in Scientific reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Teng-Fei FanSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798, Singapore, Singapore.
Michael G PotrozSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798, Singapore, Singapore.
Ee-Lin TanSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798, Singapore, Singapore.
Jae H ParkSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798, Singapore, Singapore.
Eijiro MiyakoDepartment of Materials and Chemistry, Nanomaterials Research Institute (NMRI), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Central 5, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8565, Japan. e-miyako@aist.go.jp.ORCID 0000-0002-1157-6174
Nam-Joon ChoSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798, Singapore, Singapore. namjoon.cho@gmail.com.
Nanyang Technological University · SGNational Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plant sporoderm are among the most robust biomaterials in nature. We investigate the erosion of Lycopodium sporoderm microcapsules (SDMCs) triggered by human blood plasma. Dynamic image particle analysis (DIPA), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy demonstrate the degradation events, suggesting bulk erosion as the dominant mechanism for SDMCs fragmentation in human blood. These results should prove valuable in discerning the behaviour of SDMCs in potential biological applications.

Indexed as

Absorbable ImplantsBiocompatible MaterialsCapsulesHumansLycopodiumMicroscopy, Electron, ScanningPlasmaSpectroscopy, Fourier Transform InfraredBiocompatible MaterialsCapsules

Identifiers

PMID30814619
PMCPMC6393489
OpenAlexW2916770754

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