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 …

Multifunctional antimicrobial materials: From rational design to biomedical applications

S Duan, R Wu, YH Xiong, HM Ren, C Lei… - Progress in Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Though the history of mankind, we are strongly fighting with infected diseases that are
induced by bacteria, fungi, viruses, and other pathogens. Although a variety of medicines …

An overview of functional nanoparticles as novel emerging antiviral therapeutic agents

L Chen, J Liang - Materials Science and Engineering: C, 2020 - Elsevier
Research on highly effective antiviral drugs is essential for preventing the spread of
infections and reducing losses. Recently, many functional nanoparticles have been shown …

Insights from nanotechnology in COVID-19 treatment

Z Tang, X Zhang, Y Shu, M Guo, H Zhang, W Tao - Nano today, 2021 - Elsevier
In just a few months, SARS-CoV-2 and the disease it causes, COVID-19, created a
worldwide pandemic. Virologists, biologists, pharmacists, materials scientists, and clinicians …

Fullerenes in biology and medicine

E Castro, AH Garcia, G Zavala… - Journal of Materials …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Fullerenes and related carbon based derivatives have shown a growing relevance in
biology and medicine, mainly due to the unique electronic and structural properties that …

Hard nanomaterials in time of viral pandemics

G Reina, S Peng, L Jacquemin, AF Andrade… - ACS nano, 2020 - ACS Publications
The SARS-Cov-2 pandemic has spread worldwide during 2020, setting up an uncertain start
of this decade. The measures to contain infection taken by many governments have been …

Multivalent glycosystems for human lectins

M Martínez-Bailén, J Rojo… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Human lectins are involved in a wide variety of biological processes, both physiological and
pathological, which have attracted the interest of the scientific community working in the …

Glutathione-Capped Ag2S Nanoclusters Inhibit Coronavirus Proliferation through Blockage of Viral RNA Synthesis and Budding

T Du, J Liang, N Dong, J Lu, Y Fu, L Fang… - … Applied Materials & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Development of novel antiviral reagents is of great importance for the control of virus spread.
Here, Ag2S nanoclusters (NCs) were proved for the first time to possess highly efficient …

Synthesis of highly efficient multivalent disaccharide/[60] fullerene nanoballs for emergent viruses

J Ramos-Soriano, JJ Reina, BM Illescas… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
After the last epidemic of the Zika virus (ZIKV) in Brazil that peaked in 2016, growing
evidence has been demonstrated of the link between this teratogenic flavivirus and …

Nano-based approach to combat emerging viral (NIPAH virus) infection

RG Kerry, S Malik, YT Redda, S Sahoo, JK Patra… - … , Biology and Medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
Emergence of new virus and their heterogeneity are growing at an alarming rate. Sudden
outburst of Nipah virus (NiV) has raised serious question about their instant management …