Sara Metwally

• PhD
• PostDoc Position at Institute of Nuclear Physics

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic, inflammatory skin condition, caused by wide genetic, environmental, or immunologic factors. AD is very common in children but can occur at any age. The lack of long-term treatments forces the development of new strategies for skin regeneration. Polycaprolactone (PCL) is a well-developed, tissue-compatible biomat...

Atopic dermatitis (eczema) is a widespread disorder, with researchers constantly looking for more efficacious treatments. Natural oils are reported to be an effective therapy for dry skin, and medical textiles can be used as an alternative or supporting therapy. In this study, fibrous membranes from poly(vinyl butyral-co-vinyl alcohol-co-vinyl acet...

The cement – enamel junction (CEJ) gains a growing interest in clinical dentistry, due to an increasing number of idiopathic tooth resorption leading to the inevitable loss of permanent dentition. Therefore, in this research study, we investigated healthy and under resorption teeth to verify junctions’ morphology in relation to the resorption proce...

Surface potential of biomaterials is a key factor regulating cells responses, driving their adhesion and signaling in tissue regeneration. In this study we compared the surface and zeta potential of smooth and porous electrospun polycaprolactone (PCL) fibers, as well as PCL films, to evaluate their significance in bone regeneration. The fibers' sur...

The cellular response is the most crucial in vitro research. Materials' biocompatibility is determined based on cell proliferation and growth. Moreover, the topography of the scaffold surface is the key to enhance cell attachment and anchoring that importantly control further tissue development. Individual cell types have specific preferences regar...

Purpose: The polymeric porous surface of fibres (PLA) may influence the kinetics of release of biologically active compounds (gentamicin, G and ethacridine lactate, R) affecting development of a bacterial biofilm. Methods: The porous fibres with different morphology were manufactured by the electrospinning method from ternary systems composed of...

Bone tissue engineering can be utilized to study the early events of osteoconduction. The fundamental research in cell adhesion to various geometries and proliferation showed a potential of extending it to implantable devices for regenerative medicine. Following this concept in our studies, first, we developed well-controlled processing of polyviny...

Surface charge on biomaterials is emerging as a crucial determinant of regulating cells responses impacting cells signaling in tissue treatment. The dynamic cell - material interaction is a complex process where surface properties in biomaterials are one of the most influencing parameters considering especially geometry, stiffness and surface charg...

Tissue engineering requires properly selected geometry and surface properties of the scaffold, to promote in vitro tissue growth. In this study, we obtained three types of electrospun poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) scaffolds—nanofibers, microfibers, and ribbons, as well as spin-coated films. Their morphology was imaged by scanning electron micros...

Nature is an amazing source of inspiration for the design of thermal insulation strategies, which are key for saving energy. In nature, thermal insulation structures, such as penguin feather and polar bear hair, are well developed; enabling the animals’ survival in frigid waters. The detailed microscopy investigations conducted in this study, allow...

Electrospun polycaprolactone (PCL) fibers show extensive filopodia formation wrapping the fibers after 3 days of cell culture, which is observed on this SEM micrograph. PCL fibers are electrospun with negative voltage polarities to obtain higher surface potential and enhance the bone tissue regeneration. More details can be found in article number...

Wettability of electrospun fibers is one of the key parameters in the biomedical and filtration industry. Within this comprehensive study of contact angles on three-dimensional (3D) meshes made of electrospun fibers and films, from seven types of polymers, we clearly indicated the importance of roughness analysis. Surface chemistry was analyzed wit...

This study represents the unique analysis of the electrospun scaffolds with the controlled and stable surface potential without any additional biochemical modifications for bone tissue regeneration. We controlled surface potential of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) fibers with applied positive and negative voltage polarities during electrospinning,...

The paper describes the results of research on obtaining porous membranes produced from polylactide fibers (PLA) by electrospinning, additionally modified with gentamicin antibiotic (GM) at the stage of preparing a spinning solution to provide bactericidal properties. Both solid (1oPNF) and porous (2oPNF 3oPNF) polymer fibers were obtained, and the...

A single‐step electrospinning approach enables controlling surface potential of fibers by changing voltage polarities during scaffolds production to enhance cells biointegration. This innovative and facile way of fibers production regulates the interfacial properties to enhance cells adhesion and filopodia formation on fibrous tissue scaffolds for...

In this study, we showed a simple approach to biomimic the wetting properties of spider webs, which can be mainly attributed to the geometry of fibers. We created biomimetic fibers using electrospun polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) with a wrinkled surface similar to the morphology of spider silk bundles produced by Linothele megatheloides. Without an...

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Surface modifications of titanium based biomaterials are of great importance in medical field. In case of permanent implant coatings with bioactive properties are claimed to improve bone-implant connection stability. In the present study the micro-arc oxidation (MAO) is proposed as a method to modify the Ti6Al7Nb alloy surface by depositing porous...