Naturally sourced hydrogels: emerging fundamental materials for next-generation healthcare sensing

Z Wang, H Wei, Y Huang, Y Wei, J Chen - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The flourishing development of flexible healthcare sensing systems is inseparable from the
fundamental materials with application-oriented mechanical and electrical properties …

Recent applications of immunomodulatory biomaterials for disease immunotherapy

H Dai, Q Fan, C Wang - Exploration, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Immunotherapy is used to regulate systemic hyperactivation or hypoactivation to treat
various diseases. Biomaterial‐based immunotherapy systems can improve therapeutic …

[HTML][HTML] Design the molecule structures to achieve functional advantages of hydrogel wound dressings: Advances and strategies

Z Zeng, M Zhu, L Chen, Y Zhang, T Lu, Y Deng… - Composites Part B …, 2022 - Elsevier
The wound healing and management are widely concerned in global military and civil
settings, which lays a huge public medical burden on the medical systems of every states …

Degradable biomedical elastomers: paving the future of tissue repair and regenerative medicine

B Jia, H Huang, Z Dong, X Ren, Y Lu… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Degradable biomedical elastomers (DBE), characterized by controlled biodegradability,
excellent biocompatibility, tailored elasticity, and favorable network design and …

Nanochitin and nanochitosan: Chitin nanostructure engineering with multiscale properties for biomedical and environmental applications

S Lee, LT Hao, J Park, DX Oh… - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nanochitin and nanochitosan (with random‐copolymer‐based multiscale architectures of
glucosamine and N‐acetylglucosamine units) have recently attracted immense attention for …

Catalytic approaches to chemo-and site-selective transformation of carbohydrates

K Yamatsugu, M Kanai - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Carbohydrates are a fundamental unit playing pivotal roles in all the biological processes. It
is thus essential to develop methods for synthesizing, functionalizing, and manipulating …

[HTML][HTML] Charge-reversible and biodegradable chitosan-based microgels for lysozyme-triggered release of vancomycin

X Li, L Hetjens, N Wolter, H Li, X Shi, A Pich - Journal of advanced research, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction High-dose drug administration for the conventional treatment of inflammatory
bowel disease induces cumulative toxicity and serious side effects. Currently, few reports …

Thermoresponsive self-healing zwitterionic hydrogel as an in situ gelling wound dressing for rapid wound healing

Y Wang, C He, C Chen, W Dong, X Yang… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
It is highly desired yet challenging to fabricate biocompatible injectable self-healing
hydrogels with anti-bacterial adhesion properties for complex wounds that can …

Mapping the acetylamino and carboxyl groups on glycans by engineered α-hemolysin nanopores

B Xia, J Fang, S Ma, M Ma, G Yao, T Li… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Glycan is a crucial class of biological macromolecules with important biological functions.
Functional groups determine the chemical properties of glycans, which further affect their …

Mucus-inspired dynamic hydrogels: Synthesis and future perspectives

R Bej, R Haag - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2022 - ACS Publications
Mucus hydrogels at biointerfaces are crucial for protecting against foreign pathogens and for
the biological functions of the underlying cells. Since mucus can bind to and host both …