Recent advances in conductive hydrogels: classifications, properties, and applications

T Zhu, Y Ni, GM Biesold, Y Cheng, M Ge, H Li… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydrogel-based conductive materials for smart wearable devices have attracted increasing
attention due to their excellent flexibility, versatility, and outstanding biocompatibility. This …

Soft materials by design: unconventional polymer networks give extreme properties

X Zhao, X Chen, H Yuk, S Lin, X Liu… - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Hydrogels are polymer networks infiltrated with water. Many biological hydrogels in animal
bodies such as muscles, heart valves, cartilages, and tendons possess extreme mechanical …

Structurally dynamic hydrogels for biomedical applications: pursuing a fine balance between macroscopic stability and microscopic dynamics

K Zhang, Q Feng, Z Fang, L Gu, L Bian - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Owing to their unique chemical and physical properties, hydrogels are attracting increasing
attention in both basic and translational biomedical studies. Although the classical hydrogels …

[HTML][HTML] Interactions between microplastics, pharmaceuticals and personal care products: Implications for vector transport

T Atugoda, M Vithanage, H Wijesekara, N Bolan… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics are well known for vector transport of hydrophobic organic contaminants, and
there are growing concerns regarding their potential adverse effects on ecosystems and …

Conductive adhesive self-healing nanocomposite hydrogel wound dressing for photothermal therapy of infected full-thickness skin wounds

J He, M Shi, Y Liang, B Guo - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
Bacteria-infected wounds and antibiotics abuse have become significant burdens to patients
and medical systems. Thus, designing a non-antibiotic-dependent multifunctional wound …

Nanoparticle assembly and oriented attachment: correlating controlling factors to the resulting structures

D Li, Q Chen, J Chun, K Fichthorn, J De Yoreo… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Nanoparticle assembly and attachment are common pathways of crystal growth by which
particles organize into larger scale materials with hierarchical structure and long-range …

Physisorption and chemisorption mechanisms influencing micro (nano) plastics-organic chemical contaminants interactions: a review

OD Agboola, NU Benson - Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Microplastics, which serve as sources and vector transport of organic contaminants in both
terrestrial and marine environments, are emerging micropollutants of increasing concerns …

Development of high‐drug‐loading nanoparticles

Y Liu, G Yang, S Jin, L Xu, CX Zhao - ChemPlusChem, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Formulating drugs into nanoparticles offers many attractive advantages over free drugs
including improved bioavailability, minimized toxic side effects, enhanced drug delivery …

Recycling of natural fiber composites: Challenges and opportunities

X Zhao, K Copenhaver, L Wang, M Korey… - Resources …, 2022 - Elsevier
Natural fibers have been widely used for reinforcing polymers attributed to their sustainable
nature, excellent stiffness to weight ratio, biodegradability, and low cost compared with …

Green regenerative hydrogel wound dressing functionalized by natural drug‐food homologous small molecule self‐assembled nanospheres

X Sun, P Jia, H Zhang, M Dong, J Wang… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The goal of regenerative wound healing dressings is to restore tissue function back to
normal physiological activity and accelerate skin tissue regeneration at wound sites. The …