Development of microspheres for biomedical applications: a review
An overview of microspheres manufactured for use in biomedical applications based on recent literature is presented in this review. Different types of glasses (i.e. silicate, borate, and phosphates), ceramics and polymer-based microspheres (both natural and synthetic) in the form of porous , non-por...
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| author | Hossain, Kazi M. Zakir Patel, Uresha Ahmed, Ifty |
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| description | An overview of microspheres manufactured for use in biomedical applications based on recent literature is presented in this review. Different types of glasses (i.e. silicate, borate, and phosphates), ceramics and polymer-based microspheres (both natural and synthetic) in the form of porous , non-porous and hollow structures that are either already in use or are currently being investigated within the biomedical area are discussed. The advantages of using microspheres in applications such as drug delivery, bone tissue engineering and regeneration, absorption and desorption of substances, kinetic release of the loaded drug components are also presented. This review also reports on the preparation and characterisation methodologies used for the manufacture of these microspheres. Finally, a brief summary of the existing challenges associated with processing these microspheres which requires further research and development are presented. |
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| spelling | nottingham-451082020-05-04T20:09:37Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/45108/ Development of microspheres for biomedical applications: a review Hossain, Kazi M. Zakir Patel, Uresha Ahmed, Ifty An overview of microspheres manufactured for use in biomedical applications based on recent literature is presented in this review. Different types of glasses (i.e. silicate, borate, and phosphates), ceramics and polymer-based microspheres (both natural and synthetic) in the form of porous , non-porous and hollow structures that are either already in use or are currently being investigated within the biomedical area are discussed. The advantages of using microspheres in applications such as drug delivery, bone tissue engineering and regeneration, absorption and desorption of substances, kinetic release of the loaded drug components are also presented. This review also reports on the preparation and characterisation methodologies used for the manufacture of these microspheres. Finally, a brief summary of the existing challenges associated with processing these microspheres which requires further research and development are presented. Springer 2015-03 Article PeerReviewed Hossain, Kazi M. Zakir, Patel, Uresha and Ahmed, Ifty (2015) Development of microspheres for biomedical applications: a review. Progress in Biomaterials, 4 (1). pp. 1-19. ISSN 2194-0517 Microspheres; Porous; Glasses; Ceramics; Polymers; Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs40204-014-0033-8 doi:10.1007/s40204-014-0033-8 doi:10.1007/s40204-014-0033-8 |
| spellingShingle | Microspheres; Porous; Glasses; Ceramics; Polymers; Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine Hossain, Kazi M. Zakir Patel, Uresha Ahmed, Ifty Development of microspheres for biomedical applications: a review |
| title | Development of microspheres for biomedical applications: a review |
| title_full | Development of microspheres for biomedical applications: a review |
| title_fullStr | Development of microspheres for biomedical applications: a review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of microspheres for biomedical applications: a review |
| title_short | Development of microspheres for biomedical applications: a review |
| title_sort | development of microspheres for biomedical applications: a review |
| topic | Microspheres; Porous; Glasses; Ceramics; Polymers; Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine |
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