Natural polymer‐based hydrogels with enhanced mechanical performances: preparation, structure, and property

Z Bao, C Xian, Q Yuan, G Liu… - Advanced Healthcare …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogels based on natural polymers have bright application prospects in biomedical fields
due to their outstanding biocompatibility and biodegradability. However, the poor …

Multicomponent peptide assemblies

DM Raymond, BL Nilsson - Chemical Society Reviews, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Self-assembled peptide nanostructures have been increasingly exploited as functional
materials for applications in biomedicine and energy. The emergent properties of these …

Functional nucleic acid-based hydrogels for bioanalytical and biomedical applications

J Li, L Mo, CH Lu, T Fu, HH Yang, W Tan - Chemical Society Reviews, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydrogels are crosslinked hydrophilic polymers that can absorb a large amount of water. By
their hydrophilic, biocompatible and highly tunable nature, hydrogels can be tailored for …

In situ formation of injectable hydrogels for chronic wound healing

Y Gao, Z Li, J Huang, M Zhao, J Wu - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydrogels have been widely used in wound healing treatment over the past decade.
Injectable hydrogels have become a major research focus due to their unique advantages …

Self-assembling peptides and their application in the treatment of diseases

S Lee, THT Trinh, M Yoo, J Shin, H Lee, J Kim… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Self-assembling peptides are biomedical materials with unique structures that are formed in
response to various environmental conditions. Governed by their physicochemical …

Controlling doxorubicin release from a peptide hydrogel through fine-tuning of drug–peptide fiber interactions

MA Elsawy, JK Wychowaniec, LA Castillo Díaz… - …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Hydrogels are versatile materials that have emerged in the last few decades as promising
candidates for a range of applications in the biomedical field, from tissue engineering and …

Protein-mimetic peptide nanofibers: Motif design, self-assembly synthesis, and sequence-specific biomedical applications

W Zhang, X Yu, Y Li, Z Su, KD Jandt, G Wei - Progress in Polymer Science, 2018 - Elsevier
The design and fabrication of self-assembled peptide nanostructures offer an amazing
platform for creating functional nanomaterials for various biomedical applications. Utilizing …

Self-assembling peptide-based hydrogels: Fabrication, properties, and applications

K Fu, H Wu, Z Su - Biotechnology advances, 2021 - Elsevier
The hierarchical formation of self-assembling peptide-based hydrogels (SAPHs) starts from
peptide to nanofibers, following with the entanglement into hydrogels with nanofibrous …

Bilayer-type fluorescence hydrogels with intelligent response serve as temperature/pH driven soft actuators

Y Cheng, K Ren, D Yang, J Wei - Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, we propose a fluorescent bilayer hydrogel soft actuator that responds quickly to
multiple environmental stimuli. The two layers of hydrogel contain poly (N …

Synthesis, functionalization, and nanomedical applications of functional magnetic nanoparticles

Z Chen, C Wu, Z Zhang, W Wu, X Wang, Z Yu - Chinese Chemical Letters, 2018 - Elsevier
Synthesis of magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) is one of the most active research areas in
advanced materials. MNPs that have magnetic properties and other functionalities have …