Beilstein J. Nanotechnol.2020,11, 1134–1146, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.98
. In order to circumvent these issues, polymeric nanocomposite materials and printed surfaces were developed to enable the use of photothermal treatments in the clinical settings offering stable, reusable and protectivesurfaces which can be remotely activated by light on demand. In addition, by
PDF
Figure 1:
Pie chart showing the ratio of photothermally active nanoparticles (NPs) used for the temperature-i...
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol.2018,9, 907–935, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.85
were identified: reversible muscle control, clotting, cellular response, layering, protectivesurfaces, vascular networks or capsules, exposure, and replenishable functional coatings. Then the relationship between these mechanisms, nature’s best (evolutionary) methods of mitigating and healing damage
avenues of insight and research into self-healing materials.
Keywords: animals; biomimetics, bioinspired; capsules; functional coatings; healing mechanisms; plants; protectivesurfaces; self-healing; vascular systems; Review
Introduction
The ability to heal is intrinsic to all multicellular organisms
PDF
Figure 1:
Photographs of a hand injury healing over time. The pictures show the immediate need for a healing ...