Structurally dynamic hydrogels for biomedical applications: pursuing a fine balance between macroscopic stability and microscopic dynamics

K Zhang, Q Feng, Z Fang, L Gu, L Bian - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Owing to their unique chemical and physical properties, hydrogels are attracting increasing
attention in both basic and translational biomedical studies. Although the classical hydrogels …

Carbohydrate-based macromolecular biomaterials

L Su, Y Feng, K Wei, X Xu, R Liu, G Chen - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Carbohydrates are the most abundant and one of the most important biomacromolecules in
Nature. Except for energy-related compounds, carbohydrates can be roughly divided into …

Nanoparticle-based delivery systems for vaccines

R Bezbaruah, VP Chavda, L Nongrang, S Alom… - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Vaccination is still the most cost-effective way to combat infectious illnesses. Conventional
vaccinations may have low immunogenicity and, in most situations, only provide partial …

Supramolecular hydrogelators and hydrogels: from soft matter to molecular biomaterials

X Du, J Zhou, J Shi, B Xu - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
In this review we intend to provide a relatively comprehensive summary of the work of
supramolecular hydrogelators after 2004 and to put emphasis particularly on the …

Surface chemistry of gold nanoparticles for health-related applications

J Zhang, L Mou, X Jiang - Chemical Science, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Functionalization of gold nanoparticles is crucial for the effective utilization of these materials
in health-related applications. Health-related applications of gold nanoparticles rely on the …

Immunomodulatory nanosystems

X Feng, W Xu, Z Li, W Song, J Ding… - Advanced science, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Immunotherapy has emerged as an effective strategy for the prevention and treatment of a
variety of diseases, including cancer, infectious diseases, inflammatory diseases, and …

Peptide-based supramolecular hydrogels for local drug delivery

Z Zhang, S Ai, Z Yang, X Li - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Peptide-based supramolecular hydrogels have shown great promise as drug delivery
systems (DDSs) because of their excellent biocompatibility, biodegradability, biological …

Materials for immunotherapy

CW Shields IV, LLW Wang, MA Evans… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Breakthroughs in materials engineering have accelerated the progress of immunotherapy in
preclinical studies. The interplay of chemistry and materials has resulted in improved …

Self-assembly, bioactivity, and nanomaterials applications of peptide conjugates with bulky aromatic terminal groups

IW Hamley - ACS Applied Bio Materials, 2023 - ACS Publications
The self-assembly and structural and functional properties of peptide conjugates containing
bulky terminal aromatic substituents are reviewed with a particular focus on bioactivity …

Virosome-based nanovaccines; a promising bioinspiration and biomimetic approach for preventing viral diseases: A review

K Asadi, A Gholami - International journal of biological macromolecules, 2021 - Elsevier
Vaccination is the most effective means of controlling infectious disease-related morbidity
and mortality. However, due to low immunogenicity of viral antigens, nanomedicine as a …