Zwitterionic biomaterials

Q Li, C Wen, J Yang, X Zhou, Y Zhu, J Zheng… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The term “zwitterionic polymers” refers to polymers that bear a pair of oppositely charged
groups in their repeating units. When these oppositely charged groups are equally …

Smart chemistry-based nanosized drug delivery systems for systemic applications: a comprehensive review

T Ramasamy, HB Ruttala, B Gupta, BK Poudel… - Journal of Controlled …, 2017 - Elsevier
This review focuses on the smart chemistry that has been utilized in developing polymer-
based drug delivery systems over the past 10 years. We provide a comprehensive overview …

Advances in synthesis and application of amphoteric polymer-based water treatment agents

W Yu, L Xiong, J Teng, C Chen, B Li, L Zhao, H Lin… - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
Water treatment agents (WTAs) are indispensable in various water treatment processes.
Amphoteric polymers possessing unique charge characteristic and diverse polymeric …

Enzyme-responsive strategy as a prospective cue to construct intelligent biomaterials for disease diagnosis and therapy

M Wang, B Gao, X Wang, W Li, Y Feng - Biomaterials Science, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Stimulus-responsive materials have been widely studied and applied in biomedical fields.
Under the stimulation of enzymes, enzyme-responsive materials (ERMs) can be triggered to …

Peptide‐based approaches to fight biofouling

GP Sakala, M Reches - Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Biofouling is the undesirable accumulation of organisms such as bacteria, fungi, and
barnacles on surfaces. It is a serious problem in many areas of our lives including health …

A critical survey of dithiocarbamate reversible addition‐fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) agents in radical polymerization

G Moad - Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
This article provides a critical review of the properties, synthesis, and applications of
dithiocarbamates Z′ Z ″NC (= S) SR as mediators in reversible addition‐fragmentation …

Metal-coordinated amino acid hydrogels with ultra-stretchability, adhesion, and self-healing properties for wound healing

H Zhang, J He, J Qu - European Polymer Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
It is a great challenge to prepare hydrogels with tissue adhesion, ultra-stretchability, and
good tensile stress as wound dressings. Here, we reported a poly (acrylamide-histidine …

Thermoplastic polyurethane with controllable degradation and critical anti-fouling properties

H Wang, X Liu, DE Christiansen, S Fattahpour… - Biomaterials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Bioresorbable polymers, including polyesters and polypeptides, are being widely used in
the medical field. However, these materials still suffer from some long-standing challenges …

Highly sensitive and stable zwitterionic poly (sulfobetaine-3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene)(PSBEDOT) glucose biosensor

H Wu, CJ Lee, H Wang, Y Hu, M Young, Y Han… - Chemical …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
A zwitterionic poly (sulfobetaine-3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene)(PSBEDOT)-based glucose
biosensor was fabricated via encapsulating glucose oxidase (GOx) in a one-step …

Histidine‐enhanced gene delivery systems: The state of the art

SE Hooshmand, M Jahanpeimay Sabet… - The Journal of Gene …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Gene therapy has emerged as a promising tool for treating different intractable diseases,
particularly cancer or even viral diseases such as COVID‐19 (coronavirus disease 2019). In …