Bioinspired polymers for lubrication and wear resistance

V Adibnia, M Mirbagheri, J Faivre, J Robert… - Progress in Polymer …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this review, we discuss the concept of bioinspired lubrication using novel polymeric
structures, which has led to producing a myriad of new systems with effective and …

Recent updates on guar gum derivatives in colon specific drug delivery

S Manna, S Karmakar, O Sen, P Sinha, S Jana… - Carbohydrate …, 2024 - Elsevier
Colon specific delivery of therapeutics have gained much attention of pharmaceutical
researchers in the recent past. Colonic specific targeting of drugs is used not only for …

Guar gum-based stimuli responsive hydrogels for sustained release of diclofenac sodium

MAUR Qureshi, N Arshad, A Rasool, M Rizwan… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the current study, hydrogels for the controlled release of diclofenac sodium were
synthesized from graphene oxide-reinforced guar gum and poly (N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone) …

3D Printing‐Assisted Self‐Assembly to Bio‐Inspired Bouligand Nanostructures

M Esmaeili, S Norouzi, K George, G Rezvan… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Architected materials with nano/microscale orders can provide superior mechanical
properties; however, reproducing such levels of ordering in complex structures has …

4D bioprinting via molecular network contraction for membranous tissue fabrication

ST McLoughlin, AR McKenna… - Advanced Healthcare …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Generation of thin membranous tissues (TMT), such as the cornea, epidermis, and
periosteum, presents a difficult fabrication challenge in tissue engineering (TE). TMTs …

Electrostatic–Mechanical Synergistic In Situ Multiscale Tissue Adhesion for Sustainable Residue‐Free Bioelectronics Interfaces

DW Kim, KI Song, D Seong, YS Lee, S Baik… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Recent studies on soft adhesives have sought to deeply understand how their chemical or
mechanical structures interact strongly with living tissues. The aim is to optimally address the …

A general DNA-gated hydrogel strategy for selective transport of chemical and biological cargos

Y Gu, ME Distler, HF Cheng, C Huang… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The selective transport of molecular cargo is critical in many biological and
chemical/materials processes and applications. Although nature has evolved highly efficient …

CO2-Responsive Low Molecular Weight Polymer with High Osmotic Pressure as a Draw Solute for Forward Osmosis

M Ramezani, SN Ellis, A Riabtseva… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
A key challenge in the development of forward osmosis (FO) technology is to identify a
suitable draw solute that can generate a large osmotic pressure with favorable water flux …

Correlating ionic conductivity and microstructure in polyelectrolyte hydrogels for bioelectronic devices

M Jia, L Luo, M Rolandi - Macromolecular Rapid …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogels have become the material of choice in bioelectronic devices because their high‐
water content leads to efficient ion transport and a conformal interface with biological tissue …

Independent characterization of the elastic and the mixing parts of hydrogel osmotic pressure

Z Shao, Q Liu - Extreme Mechanics Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
Osmotic pressure is the driving force for the swelling of hydrogels. The hydrogel osmotic
pressure can be decomposed into two parts: the mixing part due to polymer-solvent …