Recent advances in mucoadhesive interface materials, mucoadhesion characterization, and technologies

IS Bayer - Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Mucoadhesion is an extremely important field of adhesion science and the comprehensive
understanding and modulation of mucoadhesion can lead to lifesaving materials and …

Lab‐on‐a‐Contact Lens: Recent Advances and Future Opportunities in Diagnostics and Therapeutics

Y Zhu, S Li, J Li, N Falcone, Q Cui, S Shah… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The eye is one of the most complex organs in the human body, containing rich and critical
physiological information (eg, intraocular pressure, corneal temperature, and pH) as well as …

Biopolymer‐based coatings: promising strategies to improve the biocompatibility and functionality of materials used in biomedical engineering

J Song, B Winkeljann, O Lieleg - Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
It was a physicist, Wolfgang Pauli, who recognized a century ago that “God made the bulk;
the surface was invented by the devil.” And indeed, adjusting the surface properties of …

Structural alterations of mucins are associated with losses in functionality

M Marczynski, K Jiang, M Blakeley… - …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Commercial mucin glycoproteins are routinely used as a model to investigate the broad
range of important functions mucins fulfill in our bodies, including lubrication, protection …

Multiscale material engineering of a conductive polymer and a liquid metal platform for stretchable and biostable human-machine-interface bioelectronic applications

T Lim, S Won, M Kim, MA Trout, J Kim… - ACS Materials …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Liquid-metal-based stretchable bioelectronics can conform to the dynamic movements of
tissues and enable human-interactive biosensors to monitor various physiologic parameters …

Antifouling Surfaces Based on Polyzwitterion Loop Brushes

X Xia, X Yuan, G Zhang, Z Su - ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2023 - ACS Publications
Antifouling surfaces have attracted increasing interest in recent years due to their potential
application in various fields. In this work, we report a loop polyzwitterionic coating that …

Bioinspired Dopamine/Mucin Coatings Provide Lubricity, Wear Protection, and Cell‐Repellent Properties for Medical Applications

J Song, TM Lutz, N Lang… - Advanced Healthcare …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Even though medical devices have improved a lot over the past decades, there are still
issues regarding their anti‐biofouling properties and tribological performance, and both …

Multifunctional “Janus‐Type” Bilayer Films Combine Broad‐Range Tissue Adhesion with Guided Drug Release

C Kimna, MG Bauer, TM Lutz, S Mansi… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Tissue healing is a challenging process that requires the successful and simultaneous
management of conflicting priorities. While promoting wound closure, a battle must be won …

Mussel-inspired polyethylene glycol coating for constructing antifouling membrane for water purification

W Yang, Z Zhao, M Pan, L Gong, F Wu, C Huang… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hypothesis Polyethylene glycol (PEG) holds considerable potential in the fabrication of
antifouling surfaces due to its strong hydration property. However, anchoring PEG polymer …

Recombinant mucin biotechnology and engineering

S Park, JCH Kuo, HL Reesink, MJ Paszek - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Mucins represent a largely untapped class of polymeric building block for biomaterials,
therapeutics, and other biotechnology. Because the mucin polymer backbone is genetically …