Mussel-inspired chemistry: a promising strategy for natural polysaccharides in biomedical applications

F Liu, X Liu, F Chen, Q Fu - Progress in Polymer Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Polysaccharides are a kind of natural biopolymers and have been widely applied in various
fields, especially biomedical applications, due to their fascinating properties, such as …

Polysaccharides, proteins, and synthetic polymers based multimodal hydrogels for various biomedical applications: A review

A Kumar, A Sood, G Agrawal, S Thakur… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nature-derived or biologically encouraged hydrogels have attracted considerable interest in
numerous biomedical applications owing to their multidimensional utility and effectiveness …

Dual-crosslinked mussel-inspired smart hydrogels with enhanced antibacterial and angiogenic properties for chronic infected diabetic wound treatment via pH …

C Hu, L Long, J Cao, S Zhang, Y Wang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
The healing of chronic diabetic wounds remains a key challenge due to its susceptibility to
bacterial infection, the inflammatory wound microenvironment, and difficulty in angiogenesis …

Dopamine-modified hyaluronic acid hydrogel adhesives with fast-forming and high tissue adhesion

D Zhou, S Li, M Pei, H Yang, S Gu, Y Tao… - … applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Commercial or clinical tissue adhesives are currently limited due to their weak bonding
strength on wet biological tissue surface, low biological compatibility, and slow adhesion …

Flexible dual-functionalized hyaluronic acid hydrogel adhesives formed in situ for rapid hemostasis

P Fan, Q Dong, J Yang, Y Chen, H Yang, S Gu… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrogel adhesives integrating both rapid and strong adhesion to blooding tissues and
biocompatibility are highly desired for fast hemostasis. Herein, a flexible hyaluronic acid …

Adhesive hemostatic hydrogel with ultrafast gelation arrests acute upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage in pigs

X **a, X Xu, B Wang, D Zhou, W Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) hemorrhage is a common clinical emergency worldwide.
Endoscopic hemostasis is the current first line treatment. Nevertheless, for patients with …

Bioadhesive hydrogels demonstrating pH-independent and ultrafast gelation promote gastric ulcer healing in pigs

X Xu, X **a, K Zhang, A Rai, Z Li, P Zhao… - Science Translational …, 2020 - science.org
Hydrogels are soft materials used in an array of biomedical applications. However, the in
situ formation of hydrogels at target sites, particularly in dynamic in vivo environments …

pH‐Universal Catechol‐Amine Chemistry for Versatile Hyaluronic Acid Bioadhesives

S An, EJ Jeon, SY Han, J Jeon, MJ Lee, S Kim, M Shin… - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Catechol, a major mussel‐inspired underwater adhesive moiety, has been used to develop
functional adhesive hydrogels for biomedical applications. However, oxidative catechol …

Polycatechols: Promising materials for biomedical applications

F Zhu, Z Sun, Y Li, C Chen, Y Cheng - Progress in Polymer Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Polycatechols are a class of polymers bearing multiple catechol moieties. These polymers
possess unique physiochemical properties such as antioxidant, bioadhesive, metal …

Current application and modification strategy of marine polysaccharides in tissue regeneration: A review

Z Wang, Z Xu, X Yang, M Li, RCS Yip, Y Li… - Biomaterials Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
Marine polysaccharides (MPs) are exceptional bioactive materials that possess unique
biochemical mechanisms and pharmacological stability, making them ideal for various …