Photoactivatable Nanostructured Surfaces for Biomedical Applications

0455835 - ÚACH 2016 RIV DE eng J - Journal Article
Mosinger, Jiří - Lang, Kamil - Kubát, Pavel
Photoactivatable Nanostructured Surfaces for Biomedical Applications.
Topics in Current Chemistry. Roč. 370, č. 2016 (2016), s. 135-168. ISSN 0340-1022
R&D Projects: GA ČR GA13-12496S
Institutional support: RVO:61388980 ; RVO:61388955
Keywords : Antibacterial * Antiviral * Nanofiber * Photofunctional * hotorelease
Subject RIV: CA - Inorganic Chemistry; CF - Physical ; Theoretical Chemistry (UFCH-W)
Impact factor: 4.014, year: 2015

This review aims to summarize the current status of photoactivatable nanostructured film and polymeric nanofiber surfaces used in biomedical applications with emphasis on their photoantimicrobial activity, oxygen-sensing in biological media, light-triggered release of drugs, and physical or structural transformations. Many light-responsive functions have been considered as novel ways to alter surfaces, i.e., in terms of their reactivities and structures. We describe the design of surfaces, nano/micro-fabrication, the properties affected by light, and the application principles. Additionally, we compare the various approaches reported in the literature.
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