Granular Hydrogels as Modular Biomaterials: From Structural Design to Biological Responses
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.Granular hydrogels are now emerging as promising biomaterials due to their inherent microporousity, injectability, and modularity. They have shown improvements in cell viability and migration, cellular/tissue infiltration, host tissue integration, mitigated foreign body response, and tissue regeneration.
Asmasadat Vaziri +6 more
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Biocompatible Copper Oxide Nanoparticle Composites from Cellulose and Chitosan: Facile Synthesis, Unique Structure, and Antimicrobial Activity [PDF]
, 2017 Copper in various forms has been known to have bactericidal activity. Challenges to its application include preventing mobilization of the copper, to both extend activity and avoid toxicity, and bioincompatibility of many candidate substrates for copper ...
Tran, Chieu D. +3 more
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Enhancement of scutellarin oral delivery efficacy by vitamin B12-modified amphiphilic chitosan derivatives to treat type II diabetes induced-retinopathy [PDF]
, 2017 Jingnan Wang +10 more
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Recent Advances in Chitosan and its Derivatives in Cancer Treatment [PDF]
, 2022 Jingxian Ding, Yonghong Guo
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Biomimetic Mineralization of Keratin Scaffolds for Enamel Regeneration
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.Keratin‐based films guide biomimetic enamel remineralization by promoting organized hydroxyapatite growth under physiological conditions. Advanced biophysical characterization confirms keratin's structural adaptability and mineral ions‐binding affinity, supporting mineral nucleation and hierarchical crystal assembly. This study establishes keratin as a
Sara Gamea +19 more
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Seeing inside the Body Using Wearable Sensing and Imaging Technologies
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.This review explores wearable technologies for noninvasive internal health monitoring. It categorizes approaches into indirect sensing (e.g., bioelectrical and biochemical signals) and direct imaging (e.g., wearable ultrasound and EIT), highlighting multimodal integration and system‐level innovation toward personalized, continuous healthcare.
Sumin Kim +3 more
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Alkyl glycol chitosan derivatives for encapsulation and controlled release of rotenone [PDF]
, 2021 Azlan Kamari +3 more
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Transforming Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy Through Fluorescent Hydrogels: A Review
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.This article reviews fluorescent hydrogel systems for cancer detection, monitoring, and therapy. Mimicking the tumor microenvironment, these hydrogels enable real‐time imaging and targeted drug delivery. The review discusses design strategies, labeling techniques, and applications, highlighting challenges and future opportunities in cancer diagnostics ...
Elahe Masaeli +2 more
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New chitosan-imine derivatives: from green chemistry to removal of heavy metals from water
Revista Facultad de Ingeniería Universidad de Antioquia, 2018 Three novel imine-chitosan derivatives were synthesized by condensation of the amino terminals of chitosan and 4-bromomethyl-2-hydroxybenzaldehyde A1, 4-formyl-2-hydroxybenzoic acid A2, and (E)-6-((2-(pyridin-2-yl)hydrazono)methyl)picolinaldehyde A3 ...
Vivian Lizeth Triana-Guzmán +4 more
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Scientific ReportsChitosan (CS) is a biopolymer that offers a wide range in biomedical applications due to its biocompatibility, biodegradability, low toxicity and antimicrobial activity.
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