Biomimetic anisotropic hydrogels: Advanced fabrication strategies, extraordinary functionalities, and broad applications

MTI Mredha, I Jeon - Progress in Materials Science, 2022 - Elsevier
A variety of soft, hydrogel-like materials with sophisticated micro-and nanoengineered
ordered structures that offer excellent functionalities exist in nature. Conventional synthetic …

Microfluidic synthesis control technology and its application in drug delivery, bioimaging, biosensing, environmental analysis and cell analysis

CT Kung, H Gao, CY Lee, YN Wang, W Dong… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Nanomaterials have attracted significant attention in biomedical and environmental science
in recent years due to their unique thermal, optical, electrical and magnetic properties. The …

Recent advances in microgels: from biomolecules to functionality

Y Xu, H Zhu, A Denduluri, Y Ou, NA Erkamp, R Qi… - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The emerging applications of hydrogel materials at different length scales, in areas ranging
from sustainability to health, have driven the progress in the design and manufacturing of …

Liquid–liquid microflow reaction engineering

K Wang, L Li, P Xie, G Luo - Reaction Chemistry & Engineering, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Microflow reaction is important for the miniaturization of chemical devices and systems. From
an engineering perspective, excellent characteristics, including narrow residence time …

Microfluidic systems for particle capture and release: A review

L Gong, A Cretella, Y Lin - Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2023 - Elsevier
Microfluidic technology has emerged as a promising tool in various applications, including
biosensing, disease diagnosis, and environmental monitoring. One of the notable features of …

pH-Responsive polymeric nanocarriers for efficient killing of cariogenic bacteria in biofilms

Z Zhao, C Ding, Y Wang, H Tan, J Li - Biomaterials science, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Traditional antibacterial treatments, such as chlorhexidine (CHX), destroy cariogenic
biofilms. However, they exert negative effects in clinical applications, for example, teeth …

Biomaterials meet microfluidics: from synthesis technologies to biological applications

J Ma, Y Wang, J Liu - Micromachines, 2017 - mdpi.com
Microfluidics is characterized by laminar flow at micro-scale dimension, high surface to
volume ratio, and markedly improved heat/mass transfer. In addition, together with …

Precise and fast microdroplet size distribution measurement using deep learning

S Zhang, X Liang, X Huang, K Wang, T Qiu - Chemical engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microfluidic technology is a versatile approach to improve the production of various fine
chemicals and materials, where precise and fast size measurement of microdroplets in …

[HTML][HTML] Microfluidics-derived microcarrier systems for oral delivery

L Cai, N Li, Y Zhang, H Gu, Y Zhu - Biomedical Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Oral delivery is with high patient compliance but low bioavailability and controllability. The
emerging microfluidics-derived microcarriers have sprung up to relieve the hurdles. Herein …

PLGA-based drug delivery system for combined therapy of cancer: Research progress

Z Ruirui, J He, X Xu, S Li, H Peng… - Materials Research …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
In recent years, PLGA micro/nano particle drug delivery systems has been widely used in
cancer treatment. According to the unique properties of PLGA, carriers of various structures …