Soft materials by design: unconventional polymer networks give extreme properties

X Zhao, X Chen, H Yuk, S Lin, X Liu… - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Hydrogels are polymer networks infiltrated with water. Many biological hydrogels in animal
bodies such as muscles, heart valves, cartilages, and tendons possess extreme mechanical …

Advanced drug delivery applications of layered double hydroxide

VKA Shirin, R Sankar, AP Johnson… - Journal of Controlled …, 2021 - Elsevier
Layered double hydroxides (LDHs), also known as anionic clays or hydrotalcite-like
compounds, are a class of nanomaterials that attained great attention as a carrier for drug …

Record ultralarge‐pores, low density three‐dimensional covalent organic framework for controlled drug delivery

Y Zhao, S Das, T Sekine, H Mabuchi… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The unique structural characteristics of three‐dimensional (3D) covalent organic frameworks
(COFs) like high surface areas, interconnected pore system and readily accessible active …

Lab‐on‐a‐Contact Lens: Recent Advances and Future Opportunities in Diagnostics and Therapeutics

Y Zhu, S Li, J Li, N Falcone, Q Cui, S Shah… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The eye is one of the most complex organs in the human body, containing rich and critical
physiological information (eg, intraocular pressure, corneal temperature, and pH) as well as …

2D layered double hydroxide nanoparticles: recent progress toward preclinical/clinical nanomedicine

Z Cao, B Li, L Sun, L Li, ZP Xu, Z Gu - Small Methods, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 2D nanomaterials represent one of the next‐generation biomaterials with versatile
physicochemical advantages that allow for diverse biomedical applications in disease …

Advancing the stimuli response of polymer-based drug delivery systems for ocular disease treatment

DD Nguyen, JY Lai - Polymer Chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of efficient therapies for ocular diseases remains a significant challenge
because of the static and dynamic barriers in the eye. A variety of pharmaceutical strategies …

Sustained release glaucoma therapies: Novel modalities for overcoming key treatment barriers associated with topical medications

A Belamkar, A Harris, R Zukerman, B Siesky… - Annals of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Glaucoma is a progressive optic neuropathy and a leading cause of irreversible blindness.
The disease has conventionally been characterized by an elevated intraocular pressure …

Hydrogel sensors for biomedical electronics

J Ma, J Zhong, F Sun, B Liu, Z Peng, J Lian… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrogels and their sensors are emerging as key players in biomedical electronics, offering
flexible, programmable structures and functions. Hydrogel-based sensors with stress–strain …

Polydopamine nanoparticles attenuate retina ganglion cell degeneration and restore visual function after optic nerve injury

X Lou, Y Hu, H Zhang, J Liu, Y Zhao - Journal of Nanobiotechnology, 2021 - Springer
Background Oxidative stress contributes to retina ganglion cells (RGCs) loss in variety of
ocular diseases, including ocular trauma, ocular vein occlusion, and glaucoma. Scavenging …

MOF-based polymeric nanocomposite films as potential materials for drug delivery devices in ocular therapeutics

J Gandara-Loe, BE Souza, A Missyul… - … applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Novel MOF-based polymer nanocomposite films were successfully prepared using Zr-based
UiO-67 as a metal–organic framework (MOF) and polyurethane (PU) as a polymeric matrix …