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 …

Soft materials by design: unconventional polymer networks give extreme properties

X Zhao, X Chen, H Yuk, S Lin, X Liu… - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Hydrogels are polymer networks infiltrated with water. Many biological hydrogels in animal
bodies such as muscles, heart valves, cartilages, and tendons possess extreme mechanical …

State-of-the-art review of advanced electrospun nanofiber yarn-based textiles for biomedical applications

S Wu, T Dong, Y Li, M Sun, Y Qi, J Liu, MA Kuss… - Applied Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
The pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has made biotextiles, including
face masks and protective clothing, quite familiar in our daily lives. Biotextiles are one broad …

[HTML][HTML] Overview of natural hydrogels for regenerative medicine applications

MC Catoira, L Fusaro, D Di Francesco… - Journal of Materials …, 2019 - Springer
Hydrogels from different materials can be used in biomedical field as an innovative
approach in regenerative medicine. Depending on the origin source, hydrogels can be …

Electrical stimulation and piezoelectric biomaterials for bone tissue engineering applications

D Khare, B Basu, AK Dubey - Biomaterials, 2020 - Elsevier
Bioelectrical phenomenon in natural bone has been well recognized for its role in bone
development and fracture healing. For example, the piezoelectricity induced modulation in …

Nanofibers as new-generation materials: From spinning and nano-spinning fabrication techniques to emerging applications

A Barhoum, K Pal, H Rahier, H Uludag, IS Kim… - Applied Materials …, 2019 - Elsevier
Nanofiber unique characteristics and potential applications offer innovative strategies and
opportunities for sustainable energy production, and for creative solutions to biomedical …

[HTML][HTML] Electrospun nanofibers of natural and synthetic polymers as artificial extracellular matrix for tissue engineering

M Keshvardoostchokami, SS Majidi, P Huo… - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Many types of polymer nanofibers have been introduced as artificial extracellular matrices.
Their controllable properties, such as wettability, surface charge, transparency, elasticity …

2D materials-based nanomedicine: From discovery to applications

J Ouyang, S Rao, R Liu, L Wang, W Chen… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to their unique physicochemical characteristics, 2D materials have attracted more and
more attention in the biomedicine field. Currently, 2D materials-based nanomedicines have …

Nanofibers for biomedical and healthcare applications

R Rasouli, A Barhoum, M Bechelany… - Macromolecular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Unique features of nanofibers provide enormous potential in the field of biomedical and
healthcare applications. Many studies have proven the extreme potential of nanofibers in …

Chitosan and gelatin-based electrospun fibers for bone tissue engineering

S Ranganathan, K Balagangadharan… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Fractures and injuries pertaining to bone tissue usually take prolonged periods for its natural
healing. To overcome this problem, the field of bone tissue engineering (BTE) has acquired …