Magneto‐/electro‐responsive polymers toward manufacturing, characterization, and biomedical/soft robotic applications

E Yarali, M Baniasadi, A Zolfagharian, M Chavoshi… - Applied Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Magneto-/electro-responsive polymers (MERPs) are a class of stimuli-responsive
materials that are actuated when triggered by external magnetic/electric fields. MERPs …

Advancements in gelatin-based hydrogel systems for biomedical applications: a state-of-the-art review

S Mohanto, S Narayana, KP Merai, JA Kumar… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
A gelatin-based hydrogel system is a stimulus-responsive, biocompatible, and
biodegradable polymeric system with solid-like rheology that entangles moisture in its …

[HTML][HTML] Hydrogel as a bioactive material to regulate stem cell fate

YH Tsou, J Khoneisser, PC Huang, X Xu - Bioactive materials, 2016 - Elsevier
The encapsulation of stem cells in a hydrogel substrate provides a promising future in
biomedical applications. However, communications between hydrogels and stem cells is …

Mussel-inspired magnetic pullulan hydrogels for enhancing catalytic degradation of antibiotics from biomedical wastewater

X Pan, S Cheng, C Zhang, Y Jiao, X Lin… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Magnetic hydrogels are fascinating materials that can be used as Fenton-like catalysts to
remove antibiotics from biomedical wastewater. However, the poor distribution of magnetic …

Matrix-directed mineralization for bulk structural materials

LB Mao, YF Meng, XS Meng, B Yang… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Mineral-based bulk structural materials (MBSMs) are known for their long history and
extensive range of usage. The inherent brittleness of minerals poses a major problem to the …

In situ mechanical reinforcement of polymer hydrogels via metal-coordinated crosslink mineralization

S Kim, AU Regitsky, J Song, J Ilavsky… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Biological organic-inorganic materials remain a popular source of inspiration for bioinspired
materials design and engineering. Inspired by the self-assembling metal-reinforced mussel …

Hydrogels from amorphous calcium carbonate and polyacrylic acid: bio‐inspired materials for “mineral plastics”

S Sun, LB Mao, Z Lei, SH Yu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Given increasing environmental issues due to the large usage of non‐biodegradable
plastics based on petroleum, new plastic materials, which are economic, environmentally …

Harnessing the power of stimuli‐responsive polymers for actuation

L Hu, Y Wan, Q Zhang, MJ Serpe - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A common behavior found in nature is the ability of plants and animals to naturally respond
to their surroundings through actuation. Stimuli‐responsive polymers exhibit the same ability …

A novel magnetic hydrogel with aligned magnetic colloidal assemblies showing controllable enhancement of magnetothermal effect in the presence of alternating …

K Hu, J Sun, Z Guo, P Wang, Q Chen, M Ma… - Advanced …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
DOI: 10.1002/adma. 201405757 of magnetic nanoparticles in situ within hydrogel matrices
has been proposed to obtain a homogeneously hybridized material.[5] However, in these …

Composite Hydrogels in Three-Dimensional in vitro Models

Z Zhao, C Vizetto-Duarte, ZK Moay… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
3-dimensional (3D) in vitro models were developed in order to mimic the complexity of real
organ/tissue in a dish. They offer new possibilities to model biological processes in more …