Advancements in microwave absorption motivated by interdisciplinary research

Z Zhao, Y Qing, L Kong, H Xu, X Fan, J Yun… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Microwave absorption materials (MAMs) are originally developed for military purposes, but
have since evolved into versatile materials with promising applications in modern …

Stimuli-activable metal-bearing nanomaterials and precise on-demand antibacterial strategies

Y Zhong, XT Zheng, S Zhao, X Su, XJ Loh - ACS nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
Bacterial infections remain the leading cause of death worldwide today. The emergence of
antibiotic resistance has urged the development of alternative antibacterial technologies to …

Wearable and implantable devices for drug delivery: Applications and challenges

A Kar, N Ahamad, M Dewani, L Awasthi, R Patil… - Biomaterials, 2022 - Elsevier
Poor adherence to drug dosing schedule is responsible for∼ 50% of hospitalization cases.
Most patients fail to adhere to a strict dosing schedule due to invasive drug administration …

Cascade‐targeting poly (amino acid) nanoparticles eliminate intracellular bacteria via on‐site antibiotic delivery

W Feng, G Li, X Kang, R Wang, F Liu… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Intracellular bacteria in latent or dormant states tolerate high‐dose antibiotics. Fighting
against these opportunistic bacteria has been a long‐standing challenge. Herein, the design …

Nanotherapeutics with immunoregulatory functions for the treatment of bacterial infection

D Yang, M Ding, Y Song, Y Hu, W Xiu… - Biomaterials …, 2023 - spj.science.org
The advent of drug-resistant pathogens results in the occurrence of stubborn bacterial
infections that cannot be treated with traditional antibiotics. Antibacterial immunotherapy by …

Alkaline “nanoswords” coordinate ferroptosis-like bacterial death for antibiosis and osseointegration

Y Xue, L Zhang, F Liu, F Dai, L Kong, D Ma, Y Han - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Ferroptosis is an iron-dependent cell death and is associated with cancer therapy. Can it
play a role in resistance of postoperative infection of implants, especially with an …

Sulfur-regulated defect engineering for enhanced ultrasonic piezocatalytic therapy of bacteria-infected bone defects

J Lei, C Wang, X Feng, L Ma, X Liu, Y Luo, L Tan… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Infection within bone defects remains an intractable issue in clinical practice, causing
infectious bone destruction, disability, and death. Facing the deep-seated and refractory …

Immuno‐engineered nanodecoys for the multi‐target anti‐inflammatory treatment of autoimmune diseases

M Hou, Y Wei, Z Zhao, W Han, R Zhou… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Overactivated T cells and overproduced pro‐inflammatory cytokines form a self‐amplified
signaling loop to continuously exacerbate the dysregulated inflammatory response and …

Non‐invasive thermal therapy for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine

L Li, X Zhang, J Zhou, L Zhang, J Xue, W Tao - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Owing to the development of nanotechnology and noninvasive treatment, thermal therapy in
combination with external stimuli has been applied for tissue engineering and regenerative …

Immunomodulatory biomaterials against bacterial infections: Progress, challenges, and future perspectives

S Zhang, H Yang, M Wang, D Mantovani, K Yang… - The Innovation, 2023 - cell.com
Bacterial infectious diseases are one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Even with
the use of multiple antibiotic treatment strategies, 4.95 million people died from drug …