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Diverse reactivity of maleimides in polymer science and beyond

Polymer International, Volume 74, Issue 4, Page 296-306, April 2025.
This mini‐review provides a thorough overview of maleimide chemistry, highlighting its diverse reactivity in polymer and materials science applications. Abstract Maleimides are remarkably versatile functional groups, capable of participating in homo‐ and copolymerizations, Diels–Alder and (photo)cycloadditions, Michael additions, and other reactions ...
Bruce E Kirkpatrick, Kristi S Anseth, Tayler S Hebner   +2 more
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Peptide‐based antibacterial nanoplatforms: Design principles, stimuli‐regulated behaviors, and applications

Responsive Materials, EarlyView.
Peptide‐based antibacterial nanoplatforms, encompassing self‐assembled peptides and peptide‐engineered inorganic, polymeric, and lipid nanocarriers, are systematically reviewed. The article highlights design principles and stimuli‐responsive regulation for improving peptide stability, delivery efficiency, and antibacterial performance.
Peng Tan, Chenlong Zhou, Shuaikang Yang, Zhenduo Chen, Guanghui Zhao, Qi Tang, Haoyu Yan, Feng Li, Xi Ma   +8 more
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Post‐Task Management of Biomedical Microrobots Toward Clinical Translation: Biodegradable and Retrievable Strategies

SmartBot, EarlyView.
Microrobots offer new opportunities for minimally invasive biomedical applications, including targeted therapy, in vivo sensing, and disease diagnosis. This review highlights biodegradable and retrievable strategies for post‐task management, focusing on material degradation, active retrieval, and the integration of both approaches to improve biosafety ...
Yiqi Yin, Miao Ma, Zhongyi Li, Jing Zhao
wiley   +1 more source

Thermosensitive Nanostructured Coacervates Developed by Mixing ABA‐ and AB‐Block Copolymers and Their Unique Sustained Release of Nano‐Micelles in a Regulated Manner

Small, EarlyView.
Polyion complex micelles composed of blends of ABA and AB block copolymers can form coacervates with a hexagonally packed cylinder nanostructure after heating. The resulting coacervates can release the micelles under physiological conditions in a zero‐order kinetics, possessing cargo proteins.
Takumi Egashira, Hiroshi Kamizawa, Yujiro Hamada, Wataru Fushimoto, Hiroshi Y. Yoshikawa, Yuji Higaki, Atsushi Takahara, Takeshi Mori, Yoshiki Katayama, Akihiro Kishimura   +9 more
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Solar‐Powered Water Depollution Through a Bioinspired Device Based on ZIF‐8 Loaded Macroporous Hydrogels Prepared via Ice‐Templating

Small, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Water pollution poses a constant threat to the environment and is one of the central causes for global shortage of clean water. Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs) have emerged as highly efficient adsorbents; however, their application is limited by their common production as fine powders, which hinders recovery and reuse.
Katsuya Komiyama, Jonathan Bachir, Francisco M. Fernandes, Clémence Sicard   +3 more
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Colloidal Behavior of Carbonate Particles Microbially Precipitated in Microfluidic Droplets

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In Microbially Induced Calcium Carbonate Precipitation (MICP), ureolytic bacteria trigger calcium carbonate precipitation via pH‐increasing urea hydrolysis. This enzymatically driven reaction induces the colloidal assembly of bacteria and carbonate particles into fractal networks.
Nadia Enrriquez Casimiro, Muja Emilie Ye, Carla Fernández‐Rico, Siiri Bienz, Naresh Kumar, André R. Studart   +5 more
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Kirigami‐Inspired Deployable Microneedle Robot With Enhanced Conformability for Targeted Oral Drug Delivery

Small, EarlyView.
We have engineered a kirigami‐inspired deployable microneedle robot (KiriBot) capable of remotely controlled attachment to target tissues for sustained drug release. KiriBot incorporates a flexible structure that enhances conformability, improves adherence to irregular tissues, and facilitates microneedle insertion.
Kun Zhou, Rujie Sun, Yuyang Zuo, David J. Peeler, Jonathan Yeow, Ruoxiao Xie, Junliang Lin, Yiming Ma, Yue Shao, Yuanxiong Cao, Zhengkun Chen, Molly M. Stevens   +11 more
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Engineering Protein‐Polymer Hybrid Multilayer Microreactors as Antioxidant and Anti‐Inflammatory Therapeutics: Effect of Single Enzyme Nanogel Localization Within the Multilayer Systems

Small, EarlyView.
Protein‐based multilayer microreactors combine single‐enzyme nanogels (SENs) and layer‐by‐layer (LbL) assembly to control catalase localization. Positioning the enzyme within the core or at different locations of the multilayer architecture reveals how spatial organization influences antioxidant and anti‐inflammatory activity.
Maria A. Motta, Sergio Martin‐Saldaña, Daniel Sánchez‐deAlcázar, Ana Beloqui, Marcelo Calderón, Aitor Larrañaga   +5 more
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A Versatile Microfluidic Manufacturing Platform for Macroscale Multicore Hydrogel Capsules Toward Programmable Oral Delivery of Therapeutics

Small, EarlyView.
This study presents a microfluidic fabrication method for millimeter‐scale multicore hydrogel capsules containing multiple aqueous cores physically isolated by oil layers. These macrocapsules exhibit mechanical and chemical robustness effectively protecting cargos under simulated gastric conditions.
Hye‐Seon Jeong, Chae‐Hee Park, Yoon Choi, Hyunmin Yi, Chang‐Hyung Choi   +4 more
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Negative Chemotaxis of Urease‐Functionalized Polymeric Microcapsules

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Urease‐functionalized PLGA microcapsules exhibit negative chemotaxis in urea gradients, migrating from high to low substrate concentrations. Increasing gradients enhance chemotaxis until a plateau, while increasing average substrate concentration in a fixed gradient reverses chemotactic behavior.
Amanda Hopkins, Daeyeon Lee, Daniel A. Hammer   +2 more
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