Bioactive nanocarbon assemblies: Nanoarchitectonics and applications

W Nakanishi, K Minami, LK Shrestha, Q Ji, JP Hill… - Nano Today, 2014 - Elsevier
Graphene, carbon nanotubes, and fullerene are representative nanocarbons which have
zero, one, or two dimensional structures, respectively. These nanocarbons can be used as …

Three-dimensional nano-biointerface as a new platform for guiding cell fate

X Liu, S Wang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Three-dimensional nano-biointerface has been emerging as an important topic for
chemistry, nanotechnology, and life sciences in recent years. Understanding the exchanges …

DNA nanoflowers for multiplexed cellular imaging and traceable targeted drug delivery

R Hu, X Zhang, Z Zhao, G Zhu, T Chen… - Angewandte …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
We present a facile approach to make aptamer‐conjugated FRET (fluorescent resonance
energy transfer) nanoflowers (NFs) through rolling circle replication for multiplexed cellular …

25th anniversary article: scalable multiscale patterned structures inspired by nature: the role of hierarchy

WG Bae, HN Kim, D Kim, SH Park… - Advanced …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Multiscale, hierarchically patterned surfaces, such as lotus leaves, butterfly wings, adhesion
pads of gecko lizards are abundantly found in nature, where microstructures are usually …

Nanostructure embedded microchips for detection, isolation, and characterization of circulating tumor cells

M Lin, JF Chen, YT Lu, Y Zhang, J Song… - Accounts of chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are cancer cells that break away from either a
primary tumor or a metastatic site and circulate in the peripheral blood as the cellular origin …

The role of surface free energy in osteoblast–biomaterial interactions

MM Gentleman, E Gentleman - International Materials Reviews, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The clinical success of many orthopaedic implants relies on good integration between the
implant and adjacent bone. As stabilising bone grows not only to the implant, but from it, the …

Aptamer‐Functionalized Barcode Particles for the Capture and Detection of Multiple Types of Circulating Tumor Cells

F Zheng, Y Cheng, J Wang, J Lu, B Zhang… - Advanced …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
DOI: 10.1002/adma. 201403530 and release multiple types of CTCs. The particles are
spherical colloidal crystal clusters decorated with dendrimer-amplified aptamer probes …

Aligned neurite outgrowth and directed cell migration in self-assembled monodomain gels

EJ Berns, S Sur, L Pan, JE Goldberger, S Suresh… - Biomaterials, 2014 - Elsevier
Regeneration of neural tissues will require regrowth of axons lost due to trauma or
degeneration to reestablish neuronal connectivity. One approach toward this goal is to …

Harnessing localized ridges for high‐aspect‐ratio hierarchical patterns with dynamic tunability and multifunctionality

C Cao, HF Chan, J Zang, KW Leong… - Advanced …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Topographical patterns are of fundamental importance to materials science, physics,
chemistry and biology, impacting applications as diverse as antifouling, microfluidic device …

Micropattern width dependent sarcomere development in human ESC-derived cardiomyocytes

MR Salick, BN Napiwocki, J Sha, GT Knight… - Biomaterials, 2014 - Elsevier
In this study, human embryonic stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes were seeded onto
controlled two-dimensional micropatterned features, and an improvement in sarcomere …