Design of therapeutic biomaterials to control inflammation

Z Tu, Y Zhong, H Hu, D Shao, R Haag… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Inflammation plays an important role in the response to danger signals arising from damage
to our body and in restoring homeostasis. Dysregulated inflammatory responses occur in …

ROS-scavenging therapeutic hydrogels for modulation of the inflammatory response

YE Kim, J Kim - ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2021 - ACS Publications
Although reactive oxygen species (ROS) are essential for cellular processes, excessive
ROS could be a major cause of various inflammatory diseases because of the oxidation of …

Synthesis, bioactive properties, and biomedical applications of intrinsically therapeutic nanoparticles for disease treatment

DD Nguyen, JY Lai - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Intrinsically therapeutic nanoparticles (ITNPs) are a special class of nanomaterials with
capabilities of self-triggering bioactive activities (without drug) when interacting with …

Lab‐on‐a‐Contact Lens: Recent Advances and Future Opportunities in Diagnostics and Therapeutics

Y Zhu, S Li, J Li, N Falcone, Q Cui, S Shah… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The eye is one of the most complex organs in the human body, containing rich and critical
physiological information (eg, intraocular pressure, corneal temperature, and pH) as well as …

Nanozyme‐Cosmetic Contact Lenses for Ocular Surface Disease Prevention

Q Liu, S Zhao, Y Zhang, Q Fang, W Liu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Efficiently balancing excess reactive oxygen species (ROS) caused by various factors on the
ocular surface is a promising strategy for preventing the development of ocular surface …

Cerium oxide nanozyme attenuates periodontal bone destruction by inhibiting the ROS–NFκB pathway

Y Yu, S Zhao, D Gu, B Zhu, H Liu, W Wu, J Wu, H Wei… - Nanoscale, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Periodontitis, an inflammatory disease of oxidative stress, occurs due to excess reactive
oxygen species (ROS) contributing to cell and tissue damage which in turn leads to alveolar …

Carbon dots as nanocatalytic medicine for anti-inflammation therapy

B Kong, T Yang, F Cheng, Y Qian, C Li, L Zhan… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Aberrant reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation is one of the crucial mediators in the
pathogenesis of inflammation. So, the development of nanocatalytic medicine to catalyze the …

TFOS Lifestyle: Impact of contact lenses on the ocular surface

L Jones, N Efron, K Bandamwar, M Barnett, DS Jacobs… - The ocular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Several lifestyle choices made by contact lens wearers can have adverse consequences on
ocular health. These include being non-adherent to contact lens care, sleeping in lenses, ill …

ROS‐Scavenging Hydrogels Synergize with Neural Stem Cells to Enhance Spinal Cord Injury Repair via Regulating Microenvironment and Facilitating Nerve …

D Liu, G Lu, B Shi, H Ni, J Wang, Y Qiu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Although stem cell‐based therapy is recognized as a promising therapeutic strategy for
spinal cord injury (SCI), its efficacy is greatly limited by local reactive oxygen species (ROS) …

BCLA CLEAR–Contact lens technologies of the future

L Jones, A Hui, CM Phan, ML Read, D Azar… - Contact lens and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Contact lenses in the future will likely have functions other than correction of refractive error.
Lenses designed to control the development of myopia are already commercially available …