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Temperature responsive hydrogels and nanoparticles for advanced drug delivery [PDF]
, 2014 textMany important therapeutic agents are associated with significant undesired side effects which often limit treatment duration and dosing. Specifically, most major classes of antitumor chemotherapeutics have deleterious effects on cell division and ...
Slaughter, Brandon Vaughn
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Self‐Assembled Hybrid Cell‐Enzyme Materials for Gas‐Powered Biocatalysis
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Integrating living cells with programmable enzyme networks enables hybrid materials that convert gaseous feedstocks into chemical reducing power. These gas‐powered catalytic beads operate as modular, recyclable platforms for adaptive biocatalysis and sustainable synthesis.
Marius Stoeckle +2 more
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.A 3D‐printable breast phantom is developed using patient‐derived MRI data and hydrogels that replicate the dielectric properties of healthy and cancerous tissues. Mechanical and dielectric characterization confirm its suitability for microwave imaging.
Carlos M. Andreu +5 more
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Keratin recovered from animal‐hair textile waste is fractionated and blended with cellulose to produce continuously spun hybrid fibers. Selecting the high‐molecular‐weight keratin fraction enables 30 wt.% keratin incorporation while maintaining high strength in dry and wet states.
Mian Zhai +6 more
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Cellulose-based hydrogels for wound healing
, 2019 Wound healing is a dynamic process involving several intra/extracellular mechanisms, which are triggered by cutaneous injuries. Wound repair consists of three separate but overlapping phases, i.e., inflammation, formation of new tissue, and remodeling ...
Orlando, I. +3 more
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Schematic illustration of LNP‐MPG nuclei‐targeting delivery of HMW‐FGF2 promoting histone acetylation to regulate the fate of DPSCs and treat spinal cord injury. LNPs components include pHMW‐FGF2 plasmid, DSPC, Dlin‐MC3‐DMA, cholesterol, and PEG2000, and are modified with MPG to form HMW‐FGF2@LNP‐MPG (HLM). HLM nuclei‐targets DPSCs to deliver HMW‐FGF2,
Heng Zhou +6 more
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Mechanical properties of multifunctional hydrogels
Hydrogels are 3D cross-linked polymeric networks with the ability to hold huge amounts of water that are applicable in several industrial and biotechnological research areas. Regarding the defined application, the performance of the hydrogels is strongly
Zarepour,A. +11 more
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Photo‐Switchable Molecular Module Programming PET Biodegradation in Aquatic Environments
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.We address the plastic durability paradox by integrating an itaconic acid–derived pyrrolidone module into polymer backbones. Sunlight in water triggers Norrish Type I ring‐opening and hydrophilization, enabling rapid biodegradation into nontoxic minerals.
Mohammad Asif Ali +16 more
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Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.The collagen nanofiber (CNF) gel supports cancer cell culture, exhibiting cell morphology and cancer‐related protein expression similar to Matrigel. It offers a higher collagen concentration than commercial gels. Additionally, the CNF gel allows replication of the high elasticity of in vivo cancer tissue by controlling collagen fiber sizes, ranging ...
Naoko Sasaki +4 more
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Progress in Tough and Responsive Hydrogels
, 2015 Due to their similarities to bio-tissues, and excellent biocompatibility and biosafety, polymer hydrogels have been widely studied for potential applications in tissue engineering, drug delivery, and wound dressing, etc.
Fu Jun +3 more
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