Metal ions are ubiquitous in nature and play significant roles in assembling functional
materials in fields spanning chemistry, biology, and materials science. Metal–phenolic …

Phenolic materials have long been known for their use in inks, wood coatings, and leather
tanning. However, there has recently been a renewed interest in engineering advanced …

Hydrogels with multifunctionalities, including sufficient bonding strength, injectability and self-
healing capacity, responsive-adhesive ability, fault-tolerant and repeated tissue adhesion …

Bacterial infection, tissue hypoxia and inflammatory response can hinder the infected wound
repair process. To mitigate the above issues, tannic acid-chelated Fe-decorated …

Metal-phenolic network (MPN) is a kind of supramolecular material formed by the
complexation of metal ions and organic ligands, and is widely used due to its extensive …

Polyphenols, the ubiquitous secondary metabolites of plants, are an important part of human
diet and are essential for plant functions. They have attracted considerable interest due to …

With the increasing attention to environmental concern, the reduction of fossil energy source
and the demand of actual industrial production, there was strong demand to develop green …

Bacterial infection and impaired angiogenesis make the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers
(DFU) extremely challenging. Cationic polymers are expected to treat infected wounds due …

In recent years, metal-phenolic networks (MPNs) have attracted increasing attention for the
engineering of multi-functional platforms because of their easy fabrication processes …

Polyphenols are building blocks with many advantages for engineering biomaterials
because they are abundant in nature, biocompatible, biodegradable, and capable of …