DNA functional materials assembled from branched DNA: design, synthesis, and applications

Y Dong, C Yao, Y Zhu, L Yang, D Luo… - Chemical Reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
DNA is traditionally known as a central genetic biomolecule in living systems. From an
alternative perspective, DNA is a versatile molecular building-block for the construction of …

Functional supramolecular polymeric networks: the marriage of covalent polymers and macrocycle-based host–guest interactions

D Xia, P Wang, X Ji, NM Khashab, JL Sessler… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Covalent polymers connected by non-covalent interactions constitute a fascinating set of
materials known as supramolecular polymer networks (SPNs). A key feature of SPNs is that …

Stimuli-responsive metal–organic framework nanoparticles for controlled drug delivery and medical applications

Z Zhou, M Vázquez-González, I Willner - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Stimuli-responsive metal–organic framework nanoparticles, NMOFs, provide a versatile
platform for the controlled release of drugs and biomedical applications. The porous …

A time‐dependent fluorescent hydrogel for “time‐lock” information encryption

Q Wang, Z Qi, QM Wang, M Chen… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Information encryption has become increasingly important in recent years; however,
information encryption materials, especially those encrypting on a time scale, are still in …

Supramolecular assembly confined purely organic room temperature phosphorescence and its biological imaging

WL Zhou, W Lin, Y Chen, Y Liu - Chemical Science, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Purely organic room temperature phosphorescence, especially in aqueous solution, is
attracting increasing attention owing to its large Stokes shift, long lifetime, low preparation …

Stimuli‐responsive hydrogels: fabrication and biomedical applications

Z Li, Y Zhou, T Li, J Zhang, H Tian - View, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Due to their similarity to some bio‐architectures, for example, extracellular matrix, hydrogels
are considered as bio‐inspired networks with bio‐mimetic and bio‐functional properties …

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 …

Stimuli‐responsive biomolecule‐based hydrogels and their applications

M Vázquez‐González, I Willner - … Chemie International Edition, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This Review presents polysaccharides, oligosaccharides, nucleic acids, peptides, and
proteins as functional stimuli‐responsive polymer scaffolds that yield hydrogels with …

DNA hydrogels and microgels for biosensing and biomedical applications

F Li, D Lyu, S Liu, W Guo - Advanced Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
DNA hydrogels, which take advantage of the unique properties of functional DNA motifs,
such as specific molecular recognition, programmable and high‐precision assembly …

Thermal‐responsive MXene‐DNA hydrogel for near‐infrared light triggered localized photothermal‐chemo synergistic cancer therapy

PP He, X Du, Y Cheng, Q Gao, C Liu, X Wang, Y Wei… - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Stimuli‐responsive DNA hydrogels are promising candidates for cancer treatment, as they
not only possess biocompatible and biodegradable 3D network structures as highly efficient …