Multifunctional self-assembled peptide hydrogels for biomedical applications

M Sedighi, N Shrestha, Z Mahmoudi, Z Khademi… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Self-assembly is a growth mechanism in nature to apply local interactions forming a
minimum energy structure. Currently, self-assembled materials are considered for …

A review on the synthesis and development of alginate hydrogels for wound therapy

Y Cao, H Cong, B Yu, Y Shen - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Convenient and low-cost dressings can reduce the difficulty of wound treatment. Alginate gel
dressings have the advantages of low cost and safe usage, and they have obvious potential …

Biomimetic porous hydrogel scaffolds enabled vascular ingrowth and osteogenic differentiation for vascularized tissue-engineered bone regeneration

X Wu, Y Huo, Z Ci, Y Wang, W Xu, B Bai, J Hao… - Applied Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
The construction of vascularized tissue-engineered bone (VTEB) has been a promising
alternative for bone defect repair but remains a remarkable challenge. To date, there have …

Bioactive hydrogels based on polysaccharides and peptides for soft tissue wound management

L Wu, Y He, H Mao, Z Gu - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Due to their inherent and tunable biomechanical and biochemical performances, bioactive
hydrogels based on polysaccharides and peptides have shown attractive potential for …

Convenient in situ synthesis of injectable lysine-contained peptide functionalized hydrogels for spinal cord regeneration

L Zhang, K Yao, J Wei, G Li, Y Lin, YL Zhou… - Applied Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Injectable hydrogels provide a promising strategy to fill the irregular cystic cavity in spinal
cord injury. However, a simple and convenient functionalization approach of injectable …

Engineered Sandwich‐Structured Composite Wound Dressings with Unidirectional Drainage and Anti‐Adhesion Supporting Accelerated Wound Healing

H Wang, W Duan, Z Ren, X Li, W Ma… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Proper management of exudate is of great clinical value for reducing wound infection and
promoting wound healing, thus various dressings have been studied to address this …

Peptide-Based Double-Network Hydrogels for Melanoma Treatment and Wound Healing Promotion

Y Hou, Y Tian, J Tian, J Shi, H Zhao, J Hu… - ACS Applied Materials …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Although surgery is the primary method to treat malignant melanoma, it has drawbacks such
as residual tumor that could trigger cancer recurrence and wound infections that are …

Skin-like wound dressings with on-demand administration based on in situ peptide self-assembly for skin regeneration

XY Zhang, C Liu, PS Fan, XH Zhang, DY Hou… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Burn injuries without the normal skin barrier usually cause skin wound infections, and
wound dressings are necessary. Although various dressings with antibacterial ability have …

Antibacterial hydrogel with pH-responsive microcarriers of slow-release VEGF for bacterial infected wounds repair

X Xie, H Lei, D Fan - Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Bacterial infection causes wound inflammation and makes angiogenesis difficult. It is urgent
to develop effectively antibacterial and pro-vascularizing dressings for wound healing. The …

A new hydrogel to promote healing of bacteria infected wounds: Enzyme-like catalytic activity based on MnO2 nanocrytal

G Chen, S Yan, C Ouyang, L Qiu, J Liu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Manganese dioxide (MnO 2) nanocrystal, a kind of nanomaterial with excellent
enzyme-like catalytic properties, have been widely used in chemical, biological and …