Bioinspired Physico‐Chemical Surface Modifications for the Development of Advanced Retentive Systems (Adv. Mater. Technol. 5/2025)
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.
Authors
- Nicole Rosik
- Sherif Elsharkawy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9195-4982)
- Sara Gamea (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5719-7217)
- Siyang Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3019-1736)
- Nicola M. Pugno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2136-2396)
- Finn Giuliani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0259-934X)
- Kenneth Chu
- Eda Dzinovic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6033-9565)
- Zhenyu J. Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0243-2109)
- Owen Addison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0981-687X)
- Nemat O. Keyhani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2855-5158)
- Lauren Clark (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7668-2149)
- Yu Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8373-5832)
- Nora Al Morhiby
- Paul Byford
- Elizabeth Wnuk
Institutions
- Queen Mary University of London (GB)
- King's College London (GB)
- University of Trento (IT)
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Imperial College London (GB)
- University of Birmingham (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Materials Technologies
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.202570022
- Primary Topic
- Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00