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 …

Metal-free bioorthogonal click chemistry in cancer theranostics

D Wu, K Yang, Z Zhang, Y Feng, L Rao… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Bioorthogonal chemistry is a powerful tool to site-specifically activate drugs in living systems.
Bioorthogonal reactions between a pair of biologically reactive groups can rapidly and …

Overcoming the blood–brain barrier: the role of nanomaterials in treating neurological diseases

D Furtado, M Björnmalm, S Ayton, AI Bush… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Therapies directed toward the central nervous system remain difficult to translate into
improved clinical outcomes. This is largely due to the blood–brain barrier (BBB), arguably …

Dynamic covalent hydrogels as biomaterials to mimic the viscoelasticity of soft tissues

S Tang, BM Richardson, KS Anseth - Progress in Materials Science, 2021 - Elsevier
The extracellular matrix (ECM) and its mechanical properties play an important role in
regulating the cellular responses that occur during tissue regeneration, wound healing, and …

[HTML][HTML] Magnetic nanoparticles: From design and synthesis to real world applications

J Kudr, Y Haddad, L Richtera, Z Heger, M Cernak… - Nanomaterials, 2017 - mdpi.com
The increasing number of scientific publications focusing on magnetic materials indicates
growing interest in the broader scientific community. Substantial progress was made in the …

Cu and Cu-based nanoparticles: synthesis and applications in catalysis

MB Gawande, A Goswami, FX Felpin, T Asefa… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The applications of copper (Cu) and Cu-based nanoparticles, which are based on the earth-
abundant and inexpensive copper metal, have generated a great deal of interest in recent …

Antifouling membrane surface construction: Chemistry plays a critical role

X Zhao, R Zhang, Y Liu, M He, Y Su, C Gao… - Journal of Membrane …, 2018 - Elsevier
Membrane technology has been broadly utilized in water purification including wastewater
treatment, seawater or brackish water desalination. However, it often suffers from the severe …

Adaptable hydrogel networks with reversible linkages for tissue engineering

H Wang, SC Heilshorn - Advanced Materials, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Adaptable hydrogels have recently emerged as a promising platform for three‐dimensional
(3D) cell encapsulation and culture. In conventional, covalently crosslinked hydrogels …

Electrospinning and electrospray of bio-based and natural polymers for biomaterials development

RMD Soares, NM Siqueira, MP Prabhakaram… - Materials Science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Over nearly 70 years, polymers have revolutionized the global economy, manufacturing and,
mainly, the fields which require biocompatible materials, as food technology and packaging …

Functionalizing nanoparticles with biological molecules: developing chemistries that facilitate nanotechnology

KE Sapsford, WR Algar, L Berti, KB Gemmill… - Chemical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Bionanotechnology has now become firmly established in its own right as one of the
principle and focused subdisciplines within nanotechnology.(1-10) Bionanotechnology can …