Multicharged cyclodextrin supramolecular assemblies

Z Liu, Y Liu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Multicharged cyclodextrin (CD) supramolecular assemblies, including those based on
positively/negatively charged modified mono-6-deoxy-CDs, per-6-deoxy-CDs, and random …

Structurally dynamic hydrogels for biomedical applications: pursuing a fine balance between macroscopic stability and microscopic dynamics

K Zhang, Q Feng, Z Fang, L Gu, L Bian - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Owing to their unique chemical and physical properties, hydrogels are attracting increasing
attention in both basic and translational biomedical studies. Although the classical hydrogels …

Carbohydrate-based macromolecular biomaterials

L Su, Y Feng, K Wei, X Xu, R Liu, G Chen - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Carbohydrates are the most abundant and one of the most important biomacromolecules in
Nature. Except for energy-related compounds, carbohydrates can be roughly divided into …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in biomedical engineering of nano-hydroxyapatite including dentistry, cancer treatment and bone repair

M Du, J Chen, K Liu, H **ng, C Song - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Hydroxyapatite (HAp) has significant biological activity, degradability, and osteoconductivity.
In recent decades, it has been widely used in dentistry, anti-tumour drug carriers, and …

A review on recent advances in polymer and peptide hydrogels

S Mondal, S Das, AK Nandi - Soft Matter, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
In this review, we focus on the very recent developments on the use of the stimuli responsive
properties of polymer hydrogels for targeted drug delivery, tissue engineering, and …

Enhanced mechanosensing of cells in synthetic 3D matrix with controlled biophysical dynamics

B Yang, K Wei, C Loebel, K Zhang, Q Feng, R Li… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract 3D culture of cells in designer biomaterial matrices provides a biomimetic cellular
microenvironment and can yield critical insights into cellular behaviours not available from …

Strong and ultra‐tough supramolecular hydrogel enabled by strain‐induced microphase separation

J Wu, Z Zhang, Z Wu, D Liu, X Yang… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Architected hydrogels are widely used in biomedicine, soft robots, and flexible electronics
while still possess big challenges in strong toughness, and shape modeling. Here, inspired …

Cyclodextrin‐based multistimuli‐responsive supramolecular assemblies and their biological functions

YM Zhang, YH Liu, Y Liu - Advanced Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Cyclodextrins (CDs), which are a class of cyclic oligosaccharides extracted from the
enzymatic degradation of starch, are often utilized in molecular recognition and assembly …

Development of a magnetic microrobot for carrying and delivering targeted cells

J Li, X Li, T Luo, R Wang, C Liu, S Chen, D Li, J Yue… - Science robotics, 2018 - science.org
The precise delivery of targeted cells through magnetic field–driven microrobots/carriers is a
promising technique for targeted therapy and tissue regeneration. This paper presents a …

Functional hydrogels with tunable structures and properties for tissue engineering applications

X Li, Q Sun, Q Li, N Kawazoe, G Chen - Frontiers in chemistry, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Tissue engineering (TE) has been used as an attractive and efficient process to restore the
original tissue structures and functions through the combination of biodegradable scaffolds …