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Carbon Nanotubes in Biomedical Applications: Factors, Mechanisms, and Remedies of Toxicity
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American Chemical Society
, 2016 , Article Review)
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) represent one of the most studied allotropes of carbon. The unique physicochemical properties of CNTs make them among prime candidates for numerous applications in biomedical fields including drug ...
Recent advances in mechanical properties of biopolymer composites: a review
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John Wiley and Sons Inc.
, 2020 , Article Review)
In recent years, biopolymers are getting wide attention with the perspective of developing high-performance biocomposites with low environmental impact owing to their unique and useful features such as abundant availability, ...
Plasmonic gold nanoparticles: Optical manipulation, imaging, drug delivery and therapy
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2019 , Article Review)
Over the past two decades, the development of plasmonic nanoparticle (NPs), especially gold (Au) NPs, is being pursued more seriously in the medical fields such as imaging, drug delivery, and theranostic systems. However, ...
Micro and nanotechnologies in heart valve tissue engineering
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2016 , Article Review)
Due to the increased morbidity and mortality resulting from heart valve diseases, there is a growing demand for off-the-shelf implantable tissue engineered heart valves (TEHVs). Despite the significant progress in recent ...
Review of optimization techniques applied for the integration of distributed generation from renewable energy sources
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2017 , Article Review)
Several potential benefits to the quality and reliability of delivered power can be attained with the installation of distributed generation units. To take full advantage of these benefits, it is essential to place optimally ...
Optimization models in emergency logistics: A literature review
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Elsevier
, 2012 , Article Review)
Optimization modeling has become a powerful tool to tackle emergency logistics problems since its first adoption in maritime disaster situations in the 1970s. Using techniques of content analysis, this paper reviews ...
In vitro models and systems for evaluating the dynamics of drug delivery to the healthy and diseased brain
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2018 , Article Review)
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) plays a crucial role in maintaining brain homeostasis and transport of drugs to the brain. The conventional animal and Transwell BBB models along with emerging microfluidic-based BBB-on-chip ...
Age replacement models: A summary with new perspectives and methods
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2017 , Article Review)
Age replacement models are fundamental to maintenance theory. This paper summarizes our new perspectives and hods in age replacement models: First, we optimize the expected cost rate for a required availability level and ...
Tidal power technology review with potential applications in Gulf Stream
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2017 , Article Review)
With the increasing concern of global warming, the importance of reducing greenhouse gas emissions has been accepted worldwide. Realizing the contribution of conventional energy sources to greenhouse gas emissions and the ...
Kidney-on-a-chip: untapped opportunities
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2018 , Article Review)
The organs-on-a-chip technology has shown strong promise in mimicking the complexity of native tissues in vitro and ex vivo, and recently significant advances have been made in applying this technology to studies of the ...