تصفح Materials Science & Technology حسب المؤلف "Luyt, Adriaan S."
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Physico-mechanical, dielectric, and piezoelectric properties of PVDF electrospun mats containing silver nanoparticles.
Issa, Ahmed A.; Al-Maadeed, Mariam A.; Luyt, Adriaan S.; Ponnamma, Deepalekshmi; Hassan, Mohammad K. ( C , 2017 , Article)Poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) is a piezoelectric material with outstanding physical and mechanical properties. The piezoelectric properties depend on the β-phase content of this polymer, while the physical and mechanical ... -
Review of recent research on biomedical applications of electrospun polymer nanofibers for improved wound healing
Hassiba, Alaa J.; El Zowalaty, Mohamed E.; Nasrallah, Gheyath K.; Webster, Thomas J.; Luyt, Adriaan S.; Abdullah, Aboubakr M.; Elzatahry, Ahmed A.... more authors ... less authors ( Future Medicine , 2016 , Article)Wound dressings play an important role in a patient’s recovery from health problems, as unattended wounds could lead to serious complications such as infections or, ultimately, even death. Therefore, wound dressings since ... -
Synthesis, characterization, and antimicrobial properties of novel double layer nanocomposite electrospun fibers for wound dressing applications
Hassiba, Alaa J.; El Zowalaty, Mohamed E.; Webster, Thomas J.; Abdullah, Aboubakr M.; Nasrallah, Gheyath K.; Khalil, Khalil Abdelrazek; Luyt, Adriaan S.; Elzatahry, Ahmed A.... more authors ... less authors ( Dove Press , 2017 , Article)Herein, novel hybrid nanomaterials were developed for wound dressing applications with antimicrobial properties. Electrospinning was used to fabricate a double layer nanocomposite nanofibrous mat consisting of an upper ...