From antibacterial polymer nanocomposites to bioimaging. The use of carbon quantum dots

European Polymer Federation. P-Congress Workshop 28 June 2021 Programme and Abstracts


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Urinary stent development and evaluation models: in-vitro, ex-vivo and in-vivo. A European Network of Multidisciplinary Research to Improve Urinary Stents (ENIUS) Initiative

When trying to modify urinary stents, certain pre-clinical steps have to be followed before clinical evaluation in humans. Usually, the process starts as an in silico assessment.


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Mechanobiology of cells and cell systems, such as organoids

Organoids are in vitro 3D self-organizing tissues that mimic embryogenesis. Organoid research is advancing at a tremendous pace, since it offers great opportunities for disease modeling, drug development and screening, personalized medicine, as well as understanding organogenesis.


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Quantitative Evaluation of Encrustations in Double-J Ureteral Stents With Micro-Computed Tomography and Semantic Segmentation

Accurate evaluation of stent encrustation patterns, such as volume distribution, from different patient groups are valuable for clinical management and the development of better stents.


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Fluid mechanical modeling of the upper urinary tract

The upper urinary tract (UUT) consists of kidneys and ureters, and is an integral part of the human urogenital system.


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Bactericidal and antioxidant bacterial cellulose hydrogels doped with chitosan as potential urinary tract infection biomedical agent

Therapy of bacterial urinary tract infections (UTIs) and catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) is still a great challenge because of the resistance of bacteria to nowadays used antibiotics and encrustation of catheters.


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PREPARATION AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF COLLAGEN/(RGO/ZnO/TiO2/SiO2) COMPOSITES

A serial investigation is initiated aiming to explore the biological activity of some newly synthetized chemical compounds for the development of novel antimicrobial collagen based biomaterials.


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PDMS IN URINARY TRACT DEVICES: APPLICATIONS, PROBLEMS AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS

PDMS is one of the most widely used polymers for the fabrication of biomedical devices.


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Future Directions for Ureteral Stent Technology: From Bench to the Market

Ureteral stents are broadly used for the treatment of a wide range of pathologies, with different complexities and characteristics.


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Gamma ray assisted modification of carbon quantum dot/polyurethane nanocomposites: structural, mechanical and photocatalytic study

In recent years, water pollution and contamination had become a major threat to the ecosystem. However, the use of nanostructured materials has been proven as a very promising approach in the treatment of polluted water.


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Analysing the Initial Bacterial Adhesion to Evaluate the Performance of Antifouling Surfaces

The aim of this work was to study the initial events of Escherichia coli adhesion to polydimethylsiloxane, which is critical for the development of antifouling surfaces.


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The potential advantages of using a poly(HPMA) brush in urinary catheters: effects on biofilm cells and architecture

Infections related to bacterial colonization of medical devices are a growing concern given the socio-economical impacts in healthcare systems.


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Biodegradable and Drug-Eluting Inorganic Composites Based on Mesoporous Zinc Oxide for Urinary Stent Applications

Conventional technologies for ureteral stent fabrication su er from major inconveniences such as the development of encrustations and bacteria biofilm formation.


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Fabrication and Characterization of Antimicrobial Magnetron Cosputtered TiO2/Ag/Cu Composite Coatings

The aim of this study was to prepare TiO2/Ag/Cu magnetron co-sputtered coatings with controlled characteristics and to correlate them with the antimicrobial activity of the coated glass samples.


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October 7th 2021 - Next steps for Urinary Stents Research

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October 6th 2021 - Next steps for Urinary Stents Research

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Biodegradation and Antimicrobial Properties of Zinc Oxide–Polymer Composite Materials for Urinary Stent Applications

Research advancements in the field of urinary stents have mainly been in the selection of materials and coatings to address commonly faced problems of encrustation and bacterial adhesion.


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ENIUS. European Network of multidisciplinary research to Improve the Urinary Stents. COSTS Actions. CA16217. European Cooperation in Science & Technology

Selected Abstracts from the ‘‘Advances in Urinary Stents. Biomaterials, Coatings and Drug Eluting Stents’’


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Porous ZnO/2–Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate Eluting Coatings for Ureteral Stent Applications

High-surface-area porous coatings for implantable biomedical devices represent an intriguing solution to confer the device additional functionalities with respect to the uncoated implant.


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