Smart hydrogels meet carbon nanomaterials for new frontiers in medicine

S Adorinni, P Rozhin, S Marchesan - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Carbon nanomaterials include diverse structures and morphologies, such as fullerenes,
nano-onions, nanodots, nanodiamonds, nanohorns, nanotubes, and graphene-based …

Stimuli-responsive hydrogels based on protein/peptide and their sensing applications

F Zhao, M Liu, H Guo, Y Wang, Y Zhang, M He… - Progress in Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Stimuli-responsive hydrogels are smart three-dimensional materials containing a huge
amount of water, which can respond to different stimuli. Typical polymeric hydrogels can be …

Crowder-directed interactions and conformational dynamics in multistimuli-responsive intrinsically disordered protein

R Balu, N Wanasingha, JP Mata, A Rekas, S Barrett… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
The consequences of crowding on the dynamic conformational ensembles of intrinsically
disordered proteins (IDPs) remain unresolved because of their ultrafast motion. Here, we …

Self-assembling peptides and carbon nanomaterials join forces for innovative biomedical applications

P Rozhin, C Charitidis, S Marchesan - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Self-assembling peptides and carbon nanomaterials have attracted great interest for their
respective potential to bring innovation in the biomedical field. Combination of these two …

Recent advances of graphene–biomacromolecule nanocomposites in medical applications

Y Wang, S Di, J Yu, L Wang, Z Li - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
In recent years, graphene-based composites have received increasing attention due to their
high biocompatibility, large specific surface area, high electrical conductivity and unique …

3D-Printable Sustainable Bioplastics from Gluten and Keratin

JRMH Alshehhi, N Wanasingha, R Balu, J Mata… - Gels, 2024 - mdpi.com
Bioplastic films comprising both plant-and animal-derived proteins have the potential to
integrate the optimal characteristics inherent to the specific domain, which offers enormous …

Simple production of resilin‐like protein hydrogels using the Brevibacillus secretory expression system and column‐free purification

T Homma, S Terui, F Yokoyama, S Okino… - Biotechnology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Resilin, an insect structural protein, has excellent flexibility, photocrosslinking properties,
and temperature responsiveness. Recombinant resilin‐like proteins (RLPs) can be …

Polypeptide-Based Multicomponent Materials: From Design to Applications

B Derkus, BO Okesola - Peptide Bionanomaterials: From Design to …, 2023 - Springer
Polypeptides are of great interest to material scientists because of their functional versatility.
The functionality of single-component polypeptide materials is ultimately limited by the …

Development of a topical therapeutic strategy using corneal derived mesenchymal stromal cells for the treatment of ocular surface disorders

L Beeken - 2023 - eprints.nottingham.ac.uk
Ocular surface inflammatory disorders can lead to serious complications, including vision
loss. Current treatments, including eye drops and steroids, are not always effective and can …