Microfluidic fabrication of microparticles for biomedical applications

W Li, L Zhang, X Ge, B Xu, W Zhang, L Qu… - Chemical Society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Droplet microfluidics offers exquisite control over the flows of multiple fluids in microscale,
enabling fabrication of advanced microparticles with precisely tunable structures and …

Microfluidics for drug development: from synthesis to evaluation

Y Liu, L Sun, H Zhang, L Shang, Y Zhao - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Drug development is a long process whose main content includes drug synthesis, drug
delivery, and drug evaluation. Compared with conventional drug development procedures …

A versatile hydrogel network–repairing strategy achieved by the covalent-like hydrogen bond interaction

Z Han, P Wang, Y Lu, Z Jia, S Qu, W Yang - Science advances, 2022 - science.org
Hydrogen bond engineering is widely exploited to impart stretchability, toughness, and self-
healing capability to hydrogels. However, the enhancement effect of conventional hydrogen …

Emerging aqueous two-phase systems: from fundamentals of interfaces to biomedical applications

Y Chao, HC Shum - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Aqueous two-phase systems (ATPSs) have been recognized for their applications in
extraction, separation, purification, and enrichment of (bio) molecules and cells. Recently …

Highly stretchable and tough hydrogels

JY Sun, X Zhao, WRK Illeperuma, O Chaudhuri, KH Oh… - Nature, 2012 - nature.com
Hydrogels are used as scaffolds for tissue engineering, vehicles for drug delivery, actuators
for optics and fluidics, and model extracellular matrices for biological studies. The scope of …

Alginate nanoparticles for drug delivery and targeting

P Severino, CF da Silva, LN Andrade… - Current …, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
Nanotechnology refers to the control, manipulation, study and manufacture of structures and
devices at the nanometer size range. The small size, customized surface, improved solubility …

[HTML][HTML] Advances and challenges in stem cell culture

C McKee, GR Chaudhry - Colloids and surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2017 - Elsevier
Stem cells (SCs) hold great promise for cell therapy, tissue engineering, and regenerative
medicine as well as pharmaceutical and biotechnological applications. They have the …

Interaction chemistry of functional groups for natural biopolymer-based hydrogel design

M Hoque, M Alam, S Wang, JU Zaman… - Materials Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The exploration and development of natural biopolymer-based hydrogels can be traced
back to the 18th century. The rising interest in these hydrogels is largely due to their soaring …

Biomaterials based strategies for skeletal muscle tissue engineering: existing technologies and future trends

TH Qazi, DJ Mooney, M Pumberger, S Geissler… - Biomaterials, 2015 - Elsevier
Skeletal muscles have a robust capacity to regenerate, but under compromised conditions,
such as severe trauma, the loss of muscle functionality is inevitable. Research carried out in …

Preparation methods of alginate nanoparticles

JP Paques, E van der Linden, CJM van Rijn… - Advances in colloid and …, 2014 - Elsevier
This article reviews available methods for the formation of alginate nano-aggregates,
nanocapsules and nanospheres. Primarily, alginate nanoparticles are being prepared by …