Supramolecular hydrogels for antimicrobial therapy

B Hu, C Owh, PL Chee, WR Leow, X Liu… - Chemical Society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The emergence of drug-resistant microbes has become a threat to global health, and
microbial infections severely limit the use of healthcare materials. To achieve efficient …

Biomechano‐interactive materials and interfaces

P Cai, B Hu, WR Leow, X Wang, XJ Loh… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The reciprocal mechanical interaction of engineered materials with biointerfaces have long
been observed and exploited in biomedical applications. It contributes to the rise of …

Highly adaptable and biocompatible octopus‐like adhesive patches with meniscus‐controlled unfoldable 3D microtips for underwater surface and hairy skin

S Baik, J Kim, HJ Lee, TH Lee, C Pang - Advanced Science, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Adhesion capabilities of various skin architectures found in nature can generate remarkable
physical interactions with their engaged surfaces. Among them, octopus suckers have …

Dual-stimuli responsive bismuth nanoraspberries for multimodal imaging and combined cancer therapy

Z Li, Y Hu, Z Miao, H Xu, C Li, Y Zhao, Z Li, M Chang… - Nano …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Development of stimuli-responsive theranostics is of great importance for precise cancer
diagnosis and treatment. Herein, bovine serum albumin (BSA) modified bismuth …

A wearable photobiomodulation patch using a flexible red‐wavelength OLED and its in vitro differential cell proliferation effects

Y Jeon, HR Choi, M Lim, S Choi, H Kim… - Advanced Materials …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Photobiomodulation (PBM) is a safe and noninvasive method that can provide various
clinical effects. However, conventional PBM devices using point light sources, such as light …

Highly biocompatible chlorin e6-loaded chitosan nanoparticles for improved photodynamic cancer therapy

YF Ding, S Li, L Liang, Q Huang, L Yuwen… - … Applied Materials & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The photosensitizer Chlorin e6 (Ce6) has been frequently employed for photodynamic
therapy (PDT) of cancer; however, its nonspecific toxicity has limited its clinical applications …

Water-based black phosphorus hybrid nanosheets as a moldable platform for wound healing applications

XW Huang, JJ Wei, MY Zhang, XL Zhang… - … Applied Materials & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Black phosphorus (BP) nanosheets with unique biocompatibility and superior optical
performance have attracted enormous attention in material science. However, their …

Recent advances on polymeric beads or hydrogels as embolization agents for improved transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE)

YP Chen, JL Zhang, Y Zou, YL Wu - Frontiers in chemistry, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE), aiming to block the hepatic artery for
inhibiting tumor blood supply, became a popular therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma …

Interfacial organization and forces arising from epithelial–cancerous monolayer interactions

LY Guan, SZ Lin, PC Chen, JQ Lv, B Li, XQ Feng - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
The interfacial interactions between epithelia and cancer cells have profound relevance for
tumor development and metastasis. Through monolayer confrontation of MCF10A …

Collective cell migration in 3D epithelial wound healing

Y **ao, R Riahi, P Torab, DD Zhang, PK Wong - ACS nano, 2019 - ACS Publications
Collective cell migration plays a pivotal role in development, wound healing, and metastasis,
but little is known about the mechanisms and coordination of cell migration in 3D …