Fabrication, characterization and potential application of biodegradable polydopamine-modified scaffolds based on natural macromolecules

Construction of Three-Dimensional Network Hierarchy Structure Based on Melamine Foam for Electromagnetic Shielding

“…The main decomposition of the MF foam occurs at temperatures ranging from 350 to 380 °C with MLR max (the maximum weight loss rate) of 1.79%/°C, and the MF foam ultimately attains a carbon residue of 14.29%. After the addition of SA, the T max (the temperature at the maximum weight loss rate) decreases from 363.7 °C for MF to 232.2 °C (Table S4) for SA-MF due to the breakdown of the backbones for SA into small groups resulting in the premature decomposition of MF . The lower T max for composite foams with added SA compared to MF can promote composite foams to form a charred layer rapidly which could contribute to much lower weight loss rate for composite foams at temperatures 350–400 °C.…”

“…After the addition of SA, the T max (the temperature at the maximum weight loss rate) decreases from 363.7 °C for MF to 232.2 °C (Table S4) for SA-MF due to the breakdown of the backbones for SA into small groups resulting in the premature decomposition of MF. 62 The lower T max for composite foams with added SA compared to MF can promote composite foams to form a charred layer rapidly which could contribute to much lower weight loss rate for composite foams at temperatures 350−400 °C. Meanwhile, the addition of SA improves carbon residual from 14.29% for MF to 28.23% for SA-MF, resulting in an improvement of thermal stability at high temperature.…”

Polydopamine-Coated Polymer Nanofibers for In Situ Protein Loading and Controlled Release

“…24 Polydopamine has been widely employed to form a coating on diverse materials for biomedical uses, for instance, working as a photothermal therapy agent on silica nanoparticles for cancer therpy, 25 functionalizing polymeric nanoparticles with ligands to develop a targeted deliver system for the treatment of liver cancer, 26 and modifying sodium alginate-based scaffolds for tissue engineering applications. 27 Capable of moderating biological activities and cellular pathways in which small molecular drugs may not be able to, protein therapeutics have been intensively investigated. 28 One of the biggest challenges in this area is achieving a high loading efficiency while not destabilizing the unique structures of proteins.…”

“…With the unique adhesion ability, excellent biocompatibility, and great biodegradability, polydopamine surface functionalization exhibits great potentials for biomedical and pharmaceutical fields . Polydopamine has been widely employed to form a coating on diverse materials for biomedical uses, for instance, working as a photothermal therapy agent on silica nanoparticles for cancer therpy, functionalizing polymeric nanoparticles with ligands to develop a targeted deliver system for the treatment of liver cancer, and modifying sodium alginate-based scaffolds for tissue engineering applications …”

“… 24 Polydopamine has been widely employed to form a coating on diverse materials for biomedical uses, for instance, working as a photothermal therapy agent on silica nanoparticles for cancer therpy, 25 functionalizing polymeric nanoparticles with ligands to develop a targeted deliver system for the treatment of liver cancer, 26 and modifying sodium alginate-based scaffolds for tissue engineering applications. 27 …”