Hydrogel interfaces for merging humans and machines

H Yuk, J Wu, X Zhao - Nature Reviews Materials, 2022 - nature.com
The last few decades have witnessed unprecedented convergence between humans and
machines that closely operate around the human body. Despite these advances, traditional …

Translational applications of hydrogels

S Correa, AK Grosskopf, H Lopez Hernandez… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Advances in hydrogel technology have unlocked unique and valuable capabilities that are
being applied to a diverse set of translational applications. Hydrogels perform functions …

Bioadhesive technology platforms

SJ Wu, X Zhao - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Bioadhesives have emerged as transformative and versatile tools in healthcare, offering the
ability to attach tissues with ease and minimal damage. These materials present numerous …

Injectable, self-healing hydrogel adhesives with firm tissue adhesion and on-demand biodegradation for sutureless wound closure

H Ren, Z Zhang, X Cheng, Z Zou, X Chen, C He - Science advances, 2023 - science.org
Tissue adhesives have garnered extensive interest as alternatives and supplements to
sutures, whereas major challenges still remain, including weak tissue adhesion, inadequate …

An injectable hydrogel with ultrahigh burst pressure and innate antibacterial activity for emergency hemostasis and wound repair

Y Yang, G He, Z Pan, K Zhang, Y **an, Z Zhu… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Uncontrolled bleeding and wound infections following severe trauma pose significant
challenges for existing tissue adhesives, primarily due to their weak wet adhesion, slow …

Polymeric tissue adhesives

S Nam, D Mooney - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Polymeric tissue adhesives provide versatile materials for wound management and are
widely used in a variety of medical settings ranging from minor to life-threatening tissue …

Rapid and coagulation-independent haemostatic sealing by a paste inspired by barnacle glue

H Yuk, J Wu, TL Sarrafian, X Mao, CE Varela… - Nature biomedical …, 2021 - nature.com
Tissue adhesives do not normally perform well on tissues that are covered with blood or
other bodily fluids. Here we report the design, adhesion mechanism and performance of a …

Elastic vitrimers: Beyond thermoplastic and thermoset elastomers

J Luo, Z Demchuk, X Zhao, T Saito, M Tian, AP Sokolov… - Matter, 2022 - cell.com
Thermoset elastomers are widely used in industry and frontier research due to their
advantage of mechanical robustness, high thermal/chemical resistance, and good …

Dry double-sided tape for adhesion of wet tissues and devices

H Yuk, CE Varela, CS Nabzdyk, X Mao, RF Padera… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Two dry surfaces can instantly adhere upon contact with each other through intermolecular
forces such as hydrogen bonds, electrostatic interactions and van der Waals interactions …

An ultrasound‐driven bioadhesive triboelectric nanogenerator for instant wound sealing and electrically accelerated healing in emergencies

X Meng, X **ao, S Jeon, D Kim, BJ Park… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A bioadhesive triboelectric nanogenerator (BA‐TENG), as a first‐aid rescue for instant and
robust wound sealing and ultrasound‐driven accelerated wound healing, is designed. This …