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One-step fabrication of superhydrophobic P(VDF-co-HFP) nanofibre membranes using electrospinning technique (2019)
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Tas, M., Xu, F., Ahmed, I., & Hou, X. (2020). One-step fabrication of superhydrophobic P(VDF-co-HFP) nanofibre membranes using electrospinning technique. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 137(24), https://doi.org/10.1002/app.48817

© 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. In this study, superhydrophobic electrospun P(VDF-co-HFP) membranes were fabricated in a one-step electrospinning process. The effects of the key parameters of electrospinning (solution concentration, electrical potenti... Read More about One-step fabrication of superhydrophobic P(VDF-co-HFP) nanofibre membranes using electrospinning technique.

Thermal and crystallization kinetics of yttrium-doped phosphate-based glasses (2019)
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Arafat, A., Samad, S. A., Wadge, M. D., Islam, M. T., Lewis, A. L., Barney, E. R., & Ahmed, I. (2020). Thermal and crystallization kinetics of yttrium-doped phosphate-based glasses. International Journal of Applied Glass Science, 11(1), 120-133. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijag.14163

© 2019 The American Ceramic Society and Wiley Periodicals, Inc Yttrium-doped glasses have been utilized for biomedical applications such as radiotherapy, especially for liver cancer treatment. In this paper, the crystallization behavior of phosphate-... Read More about Thermal and crystallization kinetics of yttrium-doped phosphate-based glasses.

Fish biowaste gelatin coated phosphate-glass fibres for wound-healing application (2019)
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Sghayyar, H. N., Lim, S. S., Ahmed, I., Lai, J. Y., Cheong, X. Y., Chong, Z. W., …Loh, H. S. (2020). Fish biowaste gelatin coated phosphate-glass fibres for wound-healing application. European Polymer Journal, 122, Article 109386. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2019.109386

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd Inadequate wound management techniques can result in severe consequences for patients and are a major Health Economic burden worldwide. Currently, biosynthetic scaffolds for wound healing are of interest to address the shortcoming... Read More about Fish biowaste gelatin coated phosphate-glass fibres for wound-healing application.

Electrospun nanofibre membrane based transparent slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces with icephobic properties (2019)
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Ta?, M., Memon, H., Xu, F., Ahmed, I., & Hou, X. (2020). Electrospun nanofibre membrane based transparent slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces with icephobic properties. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 585, Article 124177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2019.124177

Icephobic surfaces have attracted increasing attention due to their wide ranging application areas from wind and solar energy systems to aviation. Slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces (SLIPS) are being explored for passive ice protection due to th... Read More about Electrospun nanofibre membrane based transparent slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces with icephobic properties.

Phosphate glass fibers facilitate proliferation and osteogenesis through Runx2 transcription in murine osteoblastic cells (2019)
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Lin, X., Li, M., Chen, Q., Xiao, Y., Gao, Y., Ahmed, I., …Qian, A. (2020). Phosphate glass fibers facilitate proliferation and osteogenesis through Runx2 transcription in murine osteoblastic cells. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 108(2), 316-326. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.a.36818

Cell-material interactions and compatibility are important aspects of bioactive materials for bone tissue engineering. Phosphate glass fiber (PGF) is an attractive inorganic filler with fibrous structure and tunable composition, which has been widely... Read More about Phosphate glass fibers facilitate proliferation and osteogenesis through Runx2 transcription in murine osteoblastic cells.

Formulating injectable pastes of porous calcium phosphate glass microspheres for bone regeneration applications (2019)
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Matamoros-Veloza, A., Hossain, K. M. Z., Scammell, B. E., Ahmed, I., Hall, R., & Kapur, N. (2020). Formulating injectable pastes of porous calcium phosphate glass microspheres for bone regeneration applications. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 102, Article 103489. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2019.103489

Current trends in regenerative medicine treatments for bone repair applications focus on cell-based therapies. These aim to deliver the treatment via a minimally invasive injection to reduce patient trauma and to improve efficacy. This paper describe... Read More about Formulating injectable pastes of porous calcium phosphate glass microspheres for bone regeneration applications.

Production and characterisation of novel phosphate glass fibre yarns, textiles, and textile composites for biomedical applications (2019)
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Wang, Y., Liu, X., Zhu, C., Parsons, A., Liu, J., Huang, S., …Sharmin, N. (2019). Production and characterisation of novel phosphate glass fibre yarns, textiles, and textile composites for biomedical applications. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 99, 47-55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2019.07.017

This work presents manufacturing, processing and characterisation of the phosphate glass fibre (PGF) products for biomedical applications, including multifilament PGF strands, yarns and textiles, and PGF textile composites. The multifilament producti... Read More about Production and characterisation of novel phosphate glass fibre yarns, textiles, and textile composites for biomedical applications.

Live Simultaneous Monitoring of Mineral Deposition and Lipid Accumulation in Differentiating Stem Cells (2019)
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De Melo, N., McGinlay, S., Markus, R., Macri-Pellizzeri, L., Symonds, M. E., Ahmed, I., & Sottile, V. (2019). Live Simultaneous Monitoring of Mineral Deposition and Lipid Accumulation in Differentiating Stem Cells. Biomimetics, 4(3), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics4030048

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are progenitors for bone-forming osteoblasts and lipid-storing adipocytes, two major lineages co-existing in bone marrow. When isolated in vitro, these stem cells recapitulate osteoblast or adipocyte formation if treated... Read More about Live Simultaneous Monitoring of Mineral Deposition and Lipid Accumulation in Differentiating Stem Cells.

The effect of MgO/TiO2 on structural and crystallization behavior of near invert phosphate-based glasses (2019)
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Islam, M. T., Sharmin, N., Rance, G. A., Titman, J. J., Parsons, A. J., Hossain, K. M. Z., & Ahmed, I. (2020). The effect of MgO/TiO2 on structural and crystallization behavior of near invert phosphate-based glasses. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials, 108(3), 674-686. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.b.34421

Varying formulations in the glass system of 40P2O5─(24 − x)MgO─(16 + x)CaO─(20 − y)Na2O─yTiO2 (where 0 ≤ x ≤ 22 and y = 0 or 1) were prepared via melt-quenching. The structure of the glasses was confirmed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform... Read More about The effect of MgO/TiO2 on structural and crystallization behavior of near invert phosphate-based glasses.

Effect of processing on microstructure, mechanical properties and dissolution behaviour in SBF of Bioglass (45S5) coatings deposited by Suspension High Velocity Oxy Fuel (SHVOF) thermal spray (2019)
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Bano, S., Ahmed, I., Grant, D., Nommeots-Nomm, A., & Hussain, T. (2019). Effect of processing on microstructure, mechanical properties and dissolution behaviour in SBF of Bioglass (45S5) coatings deposited by Suspension High Velocity Oxy Fuel (SHVOF) thermal spray. Surface and Coatings Technology, 372, 229-238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2019.05.038

Glass microparticle‐ versus microsphere‐filled experimental dental adhesives (2019)
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Abou Neel, E. A., Kiani, A., Valappil, S. P., Mordan, N. M., Baek, S., Zakir Hossain, K. M., …Knowles, J. C. (2019). Glass microparticle‐ versus microsphere‐filled experimental dental adhesives. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 136(32), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1002/app.47832

This study aimed to formulate antibacterial dental adhesives. Phosphate‐substituted methacrylate adhesives were modified with 0–20 wt % copper‐doped glass microparticles. Two shapes of microparticles were used: regular shaped (microspheres) and irreg... Read More about Glass microparticle‐ versus microsphere‐filled experimental dental adhesives.

Porous phosphate-based glass microspheres show biocompatibility, tissue infiltration and osteogenic onset in an ovine bone defect model (2019)
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McLaren, J. S., Macri-Pellizzeri, L., Zakir Hossain, K. M., Patel, U., Grant, D. M., Scammell, B. E., …Sottile, V. (2019). Porous phosphate-based glass microspheres show biocompatibility, tissue infiltration and osteogenic onset in an ovine bone defect model. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 11(17), 15436–15446. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b04603

Phosphate-based glasses (PBG) are bioactive and fully degradable materials with tailorable degradation rates. PBGs can be produced as porous microspheres through a single-step process, using changes in their formulation and geometry to produce varyin... Read More about Porous phosphate-based glass microspheres show biocompatibility, tissue infiltration and osteogenic onset in an ovine bone defect model.

In vitro cellular testing of Strontium/Calcium substituted phosphate glass discs and microspheres shows potential for bone regeneration (2019)
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Patel, U., Macri-Pellizzeri, L., Hossain, K. M. Z., Scammell, B. E., Grant, D. M., Scotchford, C. A., …Sottile, V. (2019). In vitro cellular testing of Strontium/Calcium substituted phosphate glass discs and microspheres shows potential for bone regeneration. Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, 13(3), 396-405. https://doi.org/10.1002/term.2796

Phosphate glasses (PBG) are ideal materials for regenerative medicine strategies since their composition, degradation rates and ion release profiles can easily be controlled. Strontium has previously been found to simultaneously affect bone resorptio... Read More about In vitro cellular testing of Strontium/Calcium substituted phosphate glass discs and microspheres shows potential for bone regeneration.

Ga and Ce ion-doped phosphate glass fibres with antibacterial properties and their composite for wound healing applications (2019)
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Łapa, A., Cresswell, M., Campbell, I., Jackson, P., Goldmann, W. H., Detsch, R., …Boccaccini, A. R. (2019). Ga and Ce ion-doped phosphate glass fibres with antibacterial properties and their composite for wound healing applications. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 7(44), 6981-6993. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9tb00820a

© 2019 The Royal Society of Chemistry. Novel gallium/cerium-doped phosphate glass fibres (PGF) were successfully manufactured by the melt-quenching and melt-spinning process. The amorphous character of the materials produced was confirmed using X-ray... Read More about Ga and Ce ion-doped phosphate glass fibres with antibacterial properties and their composite for wound healing applications.

Effects of ZnO addition on thermal properties, degradation and biocompatibility of P45Mg24Ca16Na(15−x)Znx glasses (2019)
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Wang, Y., Zhu, C., Parsons, A., Rudd, C., Ahmed, I., & Sharmin, N. (2019). Effects of ZnO addition on thermal properties, degradation and biocompatibility of P45Mg24Ca16Na(15−x)Znx glasses. Biomedical Glasses, 5(1), 53-66. https://doi.org/10.1515/bglass-2019-0005

Four phosphate-based glass formulations in the system P45Mg24Ca16Na(15−x)Znx, referred to as P45Znx (x = 0, 5, 10 and 15 mol%), were prepared using a melt quenching process. The effect of ZnO addition on density, molar volume, thermal properties and... Read More about Effects of ZnO addition on thermal properties, degradation and biocompatibility of P45Mg24Ca16Na(15−x)Znx glasses.