Among biomedical community, great efforts have been realized to develop antibacterial
coatings that avoid implant-associated infections. To date, conventional mono-functional …

Immunotherapy has provided a promising strategy for the treatment of cancers. However,
even in tumors with high antigen burdens, the systemic inhibition of the antigen presentation …

Chitosan-based hydrogels have been widely used for various biomedical applications due
to their versatile properties such as biocompatibility, biodegradability, muco-adhesiveness …

Fabrication of robust, sensitive and selective biosensors holds much promise, but still facing
challenges. Currently, functional polymers have demonstrated their outstanding properties …

The thrombosis of the extracorporeal circuits leads to serious complications, which affect the
life safety of the patients significantly. However, intravenous anticoagulants such as heparin …

In the face of the abundant production of various types of carbapenemases, the antibacterial
efficiency of imipenem, seen as “the last line of defense”, is weakening. Following, the …

Biomaterial-related thrombus formation and bacterial infections are still the most common
causes for the failure of medical devices. We report a facile and a highly efficient strategy to …

Recently, the interest in antimicrobial hydrogels with impregnated antibacterial agents has
significantly increased because of their ability to combat infection in biomedical applications …

A wide range of diseases have been treated using low-molecular-weight heparins (LMWHs),
the drug of choice for anticoagulation. Owing to their better pharmacokinetic features …

In bone tissue engineering, biological scaffolds are designed with structural and functional
properties that closely resemble the extracellular environment, aiming to establish a …