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 …

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 …

Bioinspired adaptable indwelling microneedles for treatment of diabetic ulcers

X Zhang, J Gan, L Fan, Z Luo, Y Zhao - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Microneedles provide an effective strategy for transdermal drug delivery. Many endeavors
have been devoted to developing smart microneedles that can respond to and interact with …

Polymeric tissue adhesives

S Nam, D Mooney - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Polymeric tissue adhesives provide versatile materials for wound management and are
widely used in a variety of medical settings ranging from minor to life-threatening tissue …

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 …

Improved pharmacodynamics of epidermal growth factor via microneedles-based self-powered transcutaneous electrical stimulation

Y Yang, R Luo, S Chao, J Xue, D Jiang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Epidermal growth factor is an excellent drug for promoting wound healing; however, its
conventional administration strategies are associated with pharmacodynamic challenges …

Strategies for body-conformable electronics

S Liu, Y Rao, H Jang, P Tan, N Lu - Matter, 2022 - cell.com
Advances in flexible and stretchable electronics have enabled an unprecedented level of
coupling between electronics and bio-tissues by overcoming obstacles associated with the …

Hydrogel machines

X Liu, J Liu, S Lin, X Zhao - Materials Today, 2020 - Elsevier
As polymer networks infiltrated with water, hydrogels constitute the major components of the
human body; and hydrogels have been widely used in applications that closely interact with …

Mucosa-interfacing electronics

K Nan, VR Feig, B Ying, JG Howarth, Z Kang… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
The surface mucosa that lines many of our organs houses myriad biometric signals and,
therefore, has great potential as a sensor–tissue interface for high-fidelity and long-term …

Controlled tough bioadhesion mediated by ultrasound

Z Ma, C Bourquard, Q Gao, S Jiang, T De Iure-Grimmel… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Tough bioadhesion has important implications in engineering and medicine but remains
challenging to form and control. We report an ultrasound (US)–mediated strategy to achieve …