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journal article·2025-03Open access

Bioinspired Physico‐Chemical Surface Modifications for the Development of Advanced Retentive Systems (Adv. Mater. Technol. 5/2025)

Eda Dzinovic, Lauren Clark, Niktash Keyhani, Nora Al Morhiby, Paul Byford, Siyang Wang, Sara Gamea, Kenneth Chu, Elizabeth Wnuk, Yu Liu, Nicole Rosik, Finn Giuliani, Nicola M. Pugno, Zhenyu J. Zhang, Owen Addison, Sherif Elsharkawy

Advanced Materials Technologies· Volume 10· Issue 5
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Abstract

3D Printing In article number 2400928, Sherif Elsharkawy and co-workers focus on creating bioinspired artificial surfaces to solve the retention problem of wearable advanced materials. They demonstrate that mimicking octopi suction cups at various scales and using a keratin coating enhances the retention of non-compliant poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA). This readily applicable solution could benefit the biomedical field, especially dentistry, where PMMA still remains without a superior replacement.
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Materials processing

OpenAlex topics: Bone Tissue Engineering Materials

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Affiliations

Centre for Oral, Clinical & Translational Sciences Faculty of Dentistry Oral & Craniofacial Sciences King's College London London SE1 9RT UK

Dental Directorate Guys & St. Thomas’ NHS Trust London SE1 9RT UK

Department of Materials Royal School of Mines Imperial College London London SW7 2AZ UK

School of Chemical Engineering University of Birmingham Birmingham B15 2TT UK

Laboratory for Bioinspired, Bionic, Nano, Meta Materials and Mechanics Department of Civil Environmental and Mechanical Engineering University of Trento Trento 38123 Italy

School of Engineering and Materials Science Queen Mary University of London London E1 4NS UK

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