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Tissue Regeneration: A Multifunctional Polymeric Periodontal Membrane with Osteogenic and Antibacterial Characteristics (Adv. Funct. Mater. 3/2018)
Author(s) -
Nasajpour Amir,
Ansari Sahar,
Rinoldi Chiara,
Rad Afsaneh Shahrokhi,
Aghaloo Tara,
Shin Su Ryon,
Mishra Yogendra Kumar,
Adelung Rainer,
Swieszkowski Wojciech,
Annabi Nasim,
Khademhosseini Ali,
Moshaverinia Alireza,
Tamayol Ali
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201870021
Subject(s) - materials science , membrane , electrospinning , regeneration (biology) , in vivo , nanoparticle , surface modification , nanotechnology , biomedical engineering , chemical engineering , polymer , composite material , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry , biology , biochemistry , engineering
In article 1703437 , Alireza Moshaverinia, Ali Tamayol, and co‐workers develop a nano‐enabled membrane for the treatment of periodontitis‐induced bone loss. The membranes are formed by electrospinning of poly(caprolactone) containing zinc oxide nanoparticles. The outcome of the fabrication process are nanofibrous membranes embedded with ZnO nanoparticles. The membranes prevent infection and direct tissue regeneration in vivo.