Zwitterionic biomaterials

Q Li, C Wen, J Yang, X Zhou, Y Zhu, J Zheng… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The term “zwitterionic polymers” refers to polymers that bear a pair of oppositely charged
groups in their repeating units. When these oppositely charged groups are equally …

Interfacial thermal resistance: Past, present, and future

J Chen, X Xu, J Zhou, B Li - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2022 - APS
Interfacial thermal resistance (ITR) is the main obstacle for heat flows from one material to
another. Understanding ITR becomes essential for the removal of redundant heat from fast …

Nanocellulose for sustainable water purification

R Das, T Lindstrom, PR Sharma, K Chi… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nanocelluloses (NC) are nature-based sustainable biomaterials, which not only possess
cellulosic properties but also have the important hallmarks of nanomaterials, such as large …

Polymeric delivery of therapeutic nucleic acids

R Kumar, CF Santa Chalarca, MR Bockman… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The advent of genome editing has transformed the therapeutic landscape for several
debilitating diseases, and the clinical outlook for gene therapeutics has never been more …

[HTML][HTML] Prevention strategies of postoperative adhesion in soft tissues by applying biomaterials: Based on the mechanisms of occurrence and development of …

J Liao, X Li, Y Fan - Bioactive Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Postoperative adhesion (POA) widely occurs in soft tissues and usually leads to chronic
pain, dysfunction of adjacent organs and some acute complications, seriously reducing …

Molecular understanding and design of zwitterionic materials

Q Shao, S Jiang - Advanced materials, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Zwitterionic materials have moieties possessing cationic and anionic groups. This molecular
structure leads to unique properties that can be the solutions of various application …

Non-toxic, non-biocide-release antifouling coatings based on molecular structure design for marine applications

AG Nurioglu, ACC Esteves - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Marine biofouling generally refers to the undesirable accumulation of biological organisms
on surfaces in contact with seawater. This natural phenomenon represents a major …

Antifouling coatings: recent developments in the design of surfaces that prevent fouling by proteins, bacteria, and marine organisms

I Banerjee, RC Pangule, RS Kane - Advanced materials, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The major strategies for designing surfaces that prevent fouling due to proteins, bacteria,
and marine organisms are reviewed. Biofouling is of great concern in numerous applications …

Zwitterionic‐coated “stealth” nanoparticles for biomedical applications: recent advances in countering biomolecular corona formation and uptake by the mononuclear …

KP García, K Zarschler, L Barbaro, JA Barreto… - Small, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Nanoparticles represent highly promising platforms for the development of imaging and
therapeutic agents, including those that can either be detected via more than one imaging …

Self-assembled monolayers of thiolates on metals as a form of nanotechnology

JC Love, LA Estroff, JK Kriebel, RG Nuzzo… - Chemical …, 2005 - ACS Publications
Nanoscience includes the study of objects and systems in which at least one dimension is 1-
100 nm. The objects studied in this range of sizes are larger than atoms and small …