Hydrogel interfaces for merging humans and machines

H Yuk, J Wu, X Zhao - Nature Reviews Materials, 2022 - nature.com
The last few decades have witnessed unprecedented convergence between humans and
machines that closely operate around the human body. Despite these advances, traditional …

Supramolecular adhesive hydrogels for tissue engineering applications

Y Zhao, S Song, X Ren, J Zhang, Q Lin… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Tissue engineering is a promising and revolutionary strategy to treat patients who suffer the
loss or failure of an organ or tissue, with the aim to restore the dysfunctional tissues and …

Bioinspired injectable self-healing hydrogel sealant with fault-tolerant and repeated thermo-responsive adhesion for sutureless post-wound-closure and wound …

Y Liang, H Xu, Z Li, A Zhangji, B Guo - Nano-Micro Letters, 2022 - Springer
Hydrogels with multifunctionalities, including sufficient bonding strength, injectability and self-
healing capacity, responsive-adhesive ability, fault-tolerant and repeated tissue adhesion …

Superstrong, superstiff, and conductive alginate hydrogels

D Ji, JM Park, MS Oh, TL Nguyen, H Shin… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
For the practical use of synthetic hydrogels as artificial biological tissues, flexible electronics,
and conductive membranes, achieving requirements for specific mechanical properties is …

Wound dressing: from nanomaterials to diagnostic dressings and healing evaluations

Q Zeng, X Qi, G Shi, M Zhang, H Haick - ACS nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
Wound dressings based on nanomaterials play a crucial role in wound treatment and are
widely used in a whole range of medical settings, from minor to life-threatening tissue …

Probing and manipulating noncovalent interactions in functional polymeric systems

J Chen, Q Peng, X Peng, H Zhang, H Zeng - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Noncovalent interactions, which usually feature tunable strength, reversibility, and
environmental adaptability, have been recognized as driving forces in a variety of biological …

Injectable antiswelling and high-strength bioactive hydrogels with a wet adhesion and rapid gelling process to promote sutureless wound closure and scar-free repair …

X Zhao, J Luo, Y Huang, L Mu, J Chen, Z Liang, Z Yin… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Developing injectable antiswelling and high-strength bioactive hydrogels with wet tissue
adhesiveness and a rapid gelling process to meet the requirements for rapid hemostasis …

A natural biological adhesive from snail mucus for wound repair

T Deng, D Gao, X Song, Z Zhou, L Zhou, M Tao… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The discovery of natural adhesion phenomena and mechanisms has advanced the
development of a new generation of tissue adhesives in recent decades. In this study, we …

Bioadhesive technology platforms

SJ Wu, X Zhao - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Bioadhesives have emerged as transformative and versatile tools in healthcare, offering the
ability to attach tissues with ease and minimal damage. These materials present numerous …

Supramolecular thermo‐contracting adhesive hydrogel with self‐removability simultaneously enhancing noninvasive wound closure and MRSA‐infected wound …

R Yu, M Li, Z Li, G Pan, Y Liang… - Advanced Healthcare …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Conventional wound closure and dressing are two crucial, time‐consuming but isolated
principles in wound care. Even though tissue adhesive opens a new era for wound closure …