Self-healing injectable hydrogels for tissue regeneration

P Bertsch, M Diba, DJ Mooney… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Biomaterials with the ability to self-heal and recover their structural integrity offer many
advantages for applications in biomedicine. The past decade has witnessed the rapid …

Physical dynamic double-network hydrogels as dressings to facilitate tissue repair

B Guo, Y Liang, R Dong - Nature protocols, 2023 - nature.com
Double-network hydrogels can be tuned to have high mechanical strength, stability,
elasticity and bioresponsive properties, which can be combined to create self-healing …

A functionalized separator enables dendrite‐free Zn anode via metal‐polydopamine coordination chemistry

Y Liu, S Liu, X Xie, Z Li, P Wang, B Lu, S Liang… - InfoMat, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Designing a multifunctional separator with abundant ion migration paths is crucial for tuning
the ion transport in rocking‐chair‐type batteries. Herein, a polydopamine‐functionalized …

Metal ion-directed functional metal–phenolic materials

H Geng, QZ Zhong, J Li, Z Lin, J Cui, F Caruso… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Metal ions are ubiquitous in nature and play significant roles in assembling functional
materials in fields spanning chemistry, biology, and materials science. Metal–phenolic …

Rapid fabrication of physically robust hydrogels

B Bao, Q Zeng, K Li, J Wen, Y Zhang, Y Zheng… - Nature Materials, 2023 - nature.com
Hydrogel materials show promise for diverse applications, particular as biocompatible
materials due to their high water content. Despite advances in hydrogel technology in recent …

Extremely strong and tough biodegradable poly (urethane) elastomers with unprecedented crack tolerance via hierarchical hydrogen‐bonding interactions

R Guo, Q Zhang, Y Wu, H Chen, Y Liu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The elastomers with the combination of high strength and high toughness have always been
intensively pursued due to their diverse applications. Biomedical applications frequently …

Probing and manipulating noncovalent interactions in functional polymeric systems

J Chen, Q Peng, X Peng, H Zhang, H Zeng - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Noncovalent interactions, which usually feature tunable strength, reversibility, and
environmental adaptability, have been recognized as driving forces in a variety of biological …

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 …

Protein-based biological materials: Molecular design and artificial production

A Miserez, J Yu, P Mohammadi - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Polymeric materials produced from fossil fuels have been intimately linked to the
development of industrial activities in the 20th century and, consequently, to the …

Ferric-ellagate complex: A promising multifunctional photocatalyst

B Xue, Q Li, L Wang, M Deng, H Zhou, N Li, M Tan… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
The semiconductors have exhibited great potential in the field of photocatalytic energy
production, environmental remediation and bactericidal. Nevertheless, those inorganic …