Photoluminescent nanoparticles for chemical and biological analysis and imaging

WR Algar, M Massey, K Rees, R Higgins… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Research related to the development and application of luminescent nanoparticles (LNPs)
for chemical and biological analysis and imaging is flourishing. Novel materials and new …

Nanomaterials and nanomaterials-based drug delivery to promote cutaneous wound healing

T Liu, Y Lu, R Zhan, W Qian, G Luo - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Various factors could damage the structure and integrity of skin to cause wounds.
Nonhealing or chronic wounds seriously affect the well-being of patients and bring heavy …

Synthetic biology: bottom-up assembly of molecular systems

S Hirschi, TR Ward, WP Meier, DJ Müller… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The bottom-up assembly of biological and chemical components opens exciting
opportunities to engineer artificial vesicular systems for applications with previously unmet …

Design of collective motions from synthetic molecular switches, rotors, and motors

D Dattler, G Fuks, J Heiser, E Moulin, A Perrot… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Precise control over molecular movement is of fundamental and practical importance in
physics, biology, and chemistry. At nanoscale, the peculiar functioning principles and the …

Janus nanoparticles: From fabrication to (bio) applications

X Zhang, Q Fu, H Duan, J Song, H Yang - ACS nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
Janus nanoparticles (JNPs) refer to the integration of two or more chemically discrepant
composites into one structure system. Studies into JNPs have been of significant interest …

Novel nanomedicines to overcome cancer multidrug resistance

Z Su, S Dong, SC Zhao, K Liu, Y Tan, X Jiang… - Drug Resistance …, 2021 - Elsevier
Chemotherapy remains a powerful tool to eliminate malignant cells. However, the efficacy of
chemotherapy is compromised by the frequent emergence of intrinsic and acquired …

Tailoring gelation mechanisms for advanced hydrogel applications

V Nele, JP Wojciechowski… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogels are one of the most commonly explored classes of biomaterials. Their chemical
and structural versatility has enabled their use across a wide range of applications, including …

Switchable and dynamic G-quadruplexes and their applications

J Dong, MP O'Hagan, I Willner - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
G-Quadruplexes attract growing interest as functional constituents in biology, chemistry,
nanotechnology, and material science. In particular, the reversible dynamic reconfiguration …

Harnessing endogenous stimuli for responsive materials in theranostics

AB Cook, P Decuzzi - ACS nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
Materials that respond to endogenous stimuli are being leveraged to enhance
spatiotemporal control in a range of biomedical applications from drug delivery to diagnostic …

Glutathione Depletion‐induced activation of dimersomes for potentiating the ferroptosis and immunotherapy of “cold” tumor

Z Zhou, H Liang, R Yang, Y Yang, J Dong… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The abundant glutathione (GSH) in “cold” tumors weakens ferroptosis therapy and the
immune response. Inspired by lipids, we fabricated cinnamaldehyde dimers (CDC) into lipid …