Sabine Pütz

TL;DR: In this article, a novel antimicrobial composite materials incorporating zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NP) into biocompatible poly( N -isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAAm) hydrogel layers are prepared by mixing the PNIPaam prepolymer with ZnO nanoparticles, followed by spin-coating and photocrosslinking.

TL;DR: In this article, physicochemical and biofunctionality studies of acid solubilized collagen (ASC) from jellyfish Catostylus mosaicus (JASC), harvested from the Persian Gulf, compared with ASC from rat tail tendon (RASC), the industry-standard collagen used for biomedical research.

TL;DR: In this article, the antibacterial and antifouling properties of stable, uniform, high surface coverage films of poly(hydroxyethyl methacrylate-co-2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine) with embedded, non-leaching silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are reported.

TL;DR: A versatile nanoparticle system is presented in which drug release is triggered by enzymatic polymer cleavage, resulting in a physicochemical change of the carrier, highlighting the potential of this polymer‐nanoparticle concept as platform for custom‐designed carrier systems.

TL;DR: In this paper, the antibacterial effect of ZnO films has been examined in water and in phosphate buffered saline solution (PBS), and the results indicated that photo-irradiation is not required for to enhance antibacterial properties of inorganic films and that the elution of zinc ions is probably responsible for the zinc properties.