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Luciano F. Boesel
Researcher at Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Publications - 74
Citations - 4535
Luciano F. Boesel is an academic researcher from Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Polymer & Nanocomposite. The author has an hindex of 23, co-authored 67 publications receiving 3859 citations. Previous affiliations of Luciano F. Boesel include Max Planck Society & ETH Zurich.
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Natural origin biodegradable systems in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine: present status and some moving trends
João F. Mano,Gabriel A. Silva,Helena S. Azevedo,P. B. Malafaya,Rui A. Sousa,Simone S. Silva,Luciano F. Boesel,Joaquim M. Oliveira,Tírcia C. Santos,Alexandra P. Marques,Nuno M. Neves,Rui L. Reis +11 more
TL;DR: In this review, the most studied and promising and recently proposed naturally derived polymers that have been suggested for tissue engineering applications are described and their blends with synthetic polymers are analysed, with special focus on polysaccharides and proteins.
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Cork: properties, capabilities and applications
Susana Pereira Silva,Marcos A. Sabino,Emanuel M. Fernandes,Vitor M. Correlo,Luciano F. Boesel,Rui L. Reis +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the chemical composition, physical and mechanical properties of cork and its products and sub-products is presented, with a focus on the properties of the wall structure and the low molecular weight, extractable components.
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Gecko-inspired surfaces: a path to strong and reversible dry adhesives.
TL;DR: This article reviews the fabrication approaches used so far for the creation of micro- and nanostructured fibrillar surfaces with adhesive properties and first responsive systems that allow thermal switching between nonadhesive and adhesive states are described.
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Bioinert, biodegradable and injectable polymeric matrix composites for hard tissue replacement: state of the art and recent developments
TL;DR: In this paper, the use of different types of polymeric matrix composites in hard tissue replacement applications is examined.The review presents the actual state of the art in the fields of bioinert composites for permanent applications, biodegradable matrix composite for temporary applications and the emerging area of injectable composites.
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Properties of melt processed chitosan and aliphatic polyester blends
Vitor M. Correlo,Luciano F. Boesel,Mrinal Bhattacharya,João F. Mano,Nuno M. Neves,Rui L. Reis +5 more
TL;DR: Chitosan was melt blended with poly-caprolactone (PCL), poly(butylene succinate) (PBS), poly lactic acid (PLA), polybutylene terephthalate adipate (PBTA), and poly butylene succine adipate) (PBSA).