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 …

Achieving controlled biomolecule–biomaterial conjugation

CD Spicer, ET Pashuck, MM Stevens - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
The conjugation of biomolecules can impart materials with the bioactivity necessary to
modulate specific cell behaviors. While the biological roles of particular polypeptide …

Synthetic ECM: bioactive synthetic hydrogels for 3D tissue engineering

AZ Unal, JL West - Bioconjugate chemistry, 2020 - ACS Publications
The specific microenvironment that cells reside in fundamentally impacts their broader
function in tissues and organs. At its core, this microenvironment is composed of precise …

Poly (peptide): synthesis, structure, and function of peptide–polymer amphiphiles and protein-like polymers

CE Callmann, MP Thompson… - Accounts of chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Conspectus In this Account, we describe the organization of functional peptides as densely
arrayed side chains on polymer scaffolds which we introduce as a new class of material …

Fabrication of modular hyaluronan-PEG hydrogels to support 3D cultures of hepatocytes in a perfused liver-on-a-chip device

J Christoffersson, C Aronsson, M Jury, R Selegård… - …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Liver cell culture models are attractive in both tissue engineering and for development of
assays for drug toxicology research. To retain liver specific cell functions, the use of …

Natural protein bioinspired materials for regeneration of hard tissues

X Xu, X Chen, J Li - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The regenerative materials for hard tissues, ie tooth (enamel, dentin, and cementum) and
bone, require extremely high standards in terms of their mechanical properties …

Sequence-controlled polymers through entropy-driven ring-opening metathesis polymerization: theory, molecular weight control, and monomer design

JA Nowalk, C Fang, AL Short, RM Weiss… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The bulk properties of a copolymer are directly affected by monomer sequence, yet efficient,
scalable, and controllable syntheses of sequenced copolymers remain a defining challenge …

Adding functions to biomaterial surfaces through protein incorporation

MA Wronska, IB O'Connor, MA Tilbury… - Advanced …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The concept of biomaterials has evolved from one of inert mechanical supports with a long‐
term, biologically inactive role in the body into complex matrices that exhibit selective cell …

Alkylation of human hair keratin for tunable hydrogel erosion and drug delivery in tissue engineering applications

S Han, TR Ham, S Haque, JL Sparks, JM Saul - Acta biomaterialia, 2015 - Elsevier
Polymeric biomaterials that provide a matrix for cell attachment and proliferation while
achieving delivery of therapeutic agents are an important component of tissue engineering …

Near-infrared fluorescent micelles from poly (norbornene) brush triblock copolymers for nanotheranostics

CB Braga, RA Pilli, C Ornelas, M Weck - Biomacromolecules, 2021 - ACS Publications
This contribution describes the design and synthesis of multifunctional micelles based on
amphiphilic brush block copolymers (BBCPs) for imaging and selective drug delivery of …