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 …

Mussel‐inspired hydrogels for self‐adhesive bioelectronics

C Xie, X Wang, H He, Y Ding… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Wearable and implantable bioelectronics are receiving a great deal of attention because
they offer huge promise in personalized healthcare. Currently available bioelectronics …

Aliphatic polycarbonates from cyclic carbonate monomers and their application as biomaterials

W Yu, E Maynard, V Chiaradia, MC Arno… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Aliphatic polycarbonates have gained increased attention as biomaterials largely owing to
their biocompatibility and tunable degradation. Moreover, the ability to introduce functional …

Quaternary ammonium-based biomedical materials: State-of-the-art, toxicological aspects and antimicrobial resistance

Y Jiao, L Niu, S Ma, J Li, FR Tay, J Chen - Progress in polymer science, 2017 - Elsevier
Microbial infections affect humans worldwide. Many quaternary ammonium compounds
have been synthesized that are not only antibacterial, but also possess antifungal, antiviral …

Defect-engineered MOF-801 for cycloaddition of CO 2 with epoxides

Y Gu, BA Anjali, S Yoon, Y Choe, YG Chung… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Heterogeneous catalysts based on defective metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have
attracted wide attention due to their facile formation of defects during synthesis. Herein, two …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial cationic polymers: From structural design to functional control

Y Yang, Z Cai, Z Huang, X Tang, X Zhang - Polymer Journal, 2018 - nature.com
Antimicrobial cationic polymers mainly contain two functional components: the cationic
groups and the hydrophobic groups. The antimicrobial activity is influenced by the type …

Nanogel encapsulated hydrogels as advanced wound dressings for the controlled delivery of antibiotics

Y Fan, M Lüchow, Y Zhang, J Lin… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Biocompatible and degradable dual‐delivery gel systems based on hyperbranched
dendritic− linear− dendritic copolymers (HBDLDs) is herein conceptualized and …

[HTML][HTML] Functional biodegradable polymers via ring-opening polymerization of monomers without protective groups

G Becker, FR Wurm - Chemical society reviews, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Biodegradable polymers are of current interest and chemical functionality in such materials
is often demanded in advanced biomedical applications. Functional groups often are not …

Antifouling and antibacterial surfaces grafted with sulfur-containing copolymers

X Xu, Q Wang, Y Chang, Y Zhang, H Peng… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Antifouling and antibacterial surfaces that can prevent nonspecific biological adhesion are
important to support a myriad of biomedical applications. In this study, we have used an …

Antibacterial silk fibroin/nanohydroxyapatite hydrogels with silver and gold nanoparticles for bone regeneration

M Ribeiro, MP Ferraz, FJ Monteiro… - … , Biology and Medicine, 2017 - Elsevier
The rapid emergence of antibiotic resistance is becoming an imminent problem in bone
tissue engineering, and therefore biomaterials must be modified to promote the tissue …