Supramolecular hydrogelators and hydrogels: from soft matter to molecular biomaterials

X Du, J Zhou, J Shi, B Xu - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
In this review we intend to provide a relatively comprehensive summary of the work of
supramolecular hydrogelators after 2004 and to put emphasis particularly on the …

Hydrogel systems and their role in neural tissue engineering

P Madhusudanan, G Raju… - Journal of the Royal …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Neural tissue engineering (NTE) is a rapidly progressing field that promises to address
several serious neurological conditions that are currently difficult to treat. Selecting the right …

Supramolecular biofunctional materials

J Zhou, J Li, X Du, B Xu - Biomaterials, 2017 - Elsevier
This review discusses supramolecular biofunctional materials, a novel class of biomaterials
formed by small molecules that are held together via noncovalent interactions. The …

Materials strategies to overcome the foreign body response

X Zhou, Y Wang, J Ji, P Zhang - Advanced Healthcare …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The foreign body response (FBR) is an immune‐mediated reaction that can occur with most
biomaterials and biomedical devices. The FBR initiates a deterioration in the performance of …

Protein-mimetic peptide nanofibers: Motif design, self-assembly synthesis, and sequence-specific biomedical applications

W Zhang, X Yu, Y Li, Z Su, KD Jandt, G Wei - Progress in Polymer Science, 2018 - Elsevier
The design and fabrication of self-assembled peptide nanostructures offer an amazing
platform for creating functional nanomaterials for various biomedical applications. Utilizing …

Peptide-based scaffolds support human cortical progenitor graft integration to reduce atrophy and promote functional repair in a model of stroke

FA Somaa, TY Wang, JC Niclis, KF Bruggeman… - Cell reports, 2017 - cell.com
Stem cell transplants offer significant hope for brain repair following ischemic damage. Pre-
clinical work suggests that therapeutic mechanisms may be multi-faceted, incorporating …

Functionalized composite scaffolds improve the engraftment of transplanted dopaminergic progenitors in a mouse model of Parkinson's disease

TY Wang, KF Bruggeman, JA Kauhausen… - Biomaterials, 2016 - Elsevier
With the brain's limited capacity for repair there is a need for new and innovative therapies to
promote regeneration. Stem/progenitor cell transplantation has received increasing …

Is viral vector gene delivery more effective using biomaterials?

Y Wang, KF Bruggeman, S Franks… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Gene delivery has been extensively investigated for introducing foreign genetic material into
cells to promote expression of therapeutic proteins or to silence relevant genes. This …

Supramolecular assembly of peptide and metallopeptide gelators and their stimuli‐responsive properties in biomedical applications

N Falcone, HB Kraatz - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Supramolecular gels are a fascinating class of soft materials that have attracted significant
attention in recent years. They are composed of small molecule gelators that assemble into …

A state-of-the-art of functional scaffolds for 3D nervous tissue regeneration

MG Tupone, M d'Angelo, V Castelli… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Exploring and develo** multifunctional intelligent biomaterials is crucial to improve next-
generation therapies in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Recent findings …