Wearable sensors hold great potential in empowering personalized health monitoring,
predictive analytics, and timely intervention toward personalized healthcare. Advances in …

Since their development over 70 years, antibiotics are still the most effective strategy to treat
bacterial biofilms and infections. However, the overuse of antibiotics in human healthcare …

The lubrication modification of biomedical devices significantly enhances the functionality of
implanted interventional medical devices, thereby providing additional benefits for patients …

In the process of removing dye wastewater, the membrane surface is susceptible to
contamination, resulting in reduced performance and limited dye separation efficiency. A …

Conducting polymers are considered to be favorable electrode materials for implanted
biosensors and bioelectronics, because their mechanical properties are similar to those of …

Nonspecific adsorption of biomolecules to solid surfaces, a process called biofouling, is a
major concern in many biomedical applications. Great effort has been made in the …

Zwitterionic polymers are important in a wide range of industrial, biological and medical
fields. Their chemical structures include an equal amount of anion and cation groups, and …

Introducing functionality onto PE surfaces is a longstanding challenge in polymer science,
driven by the need for polymer materials with improved adhesion and antifouling properties …

When biomedical materials come into contact with body fluids, the first reaction that occurs
on the material surface is hydration; proteins are then adsorbed and denatured on the …

Controlling (bio-) adhesion and friction is essential in many bio-medical and industrial
applications. Such control can be achieved using stimulus responsive polymers. Coatings …