Wound management materials and technologies from bench to bedside and beyond

C Wang, E Shirzaei Sani, CD Shih, CT Lim… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Chronic wounds represent a major global health problem, causing staggering economic and
social burdens. The pursuit of effective wound healing strategies demands a …

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 …

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 …

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 …

A natural biological adhesive from snail mucus for wound repair

T Deng, D Gao, X Song, Z Zhou, L Zhou, M Tao… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The discovery of natural adhesion phenomena and mechanisms has advanced the
development of a new generation of tissue adhesives in recent decades. In this study, we …

Injectable antiswelling and high-strength bioactive hydrogels with a wet adhesion and rapid gelling process to promote sutureless wound closure and scar-free repair …

X Zhao, J Luo, Y Huang, L Mu, J Chen, Z Liang, Z Yin… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Develo** injectable antiswelling and high-strength bioactive hydrogels with wet tissue
adhesiveness and a rapid gelling process to meet the requirements for rapid hemostasis …

Supramolecular adhesive hydrogels for tissue engineering applications

Y Zhao, S Song, X Ren, J Zhang, Q Lin… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Tissue engineering is a promising and revolutionary strategy to treat patients who suffer the
loss or failure of an organ or tissue, with the aim to restore the dysfunctional tissues and …

Solution-processable, soft, self-adhesive, and conductive polymer composites for soft electronics

P Tan, H Wang, F **ao, X Lu, W Shang, X Deng… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Soft electronics are rising electronic technologies towards applications spanning from
healthcare monitoring to medical implants. However, poor adhesion strength and significant …

Engineered hemostatic biomaterials for sealing wounds

H Montazerian, E Davoodi, A Baidya… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Hemostatic biomaterials show great promise in wound control for the treatment of
uncontrolled bleeding associated with damaged tissues, traumatic wounds, and surgical …

N-type semiconducting hydrogel

P Li, W Sun, J Li, JP Chen, X Wang, Z Mei, G **, Y Lei… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Hydrogels are an attractive category of biointerfacing materials with adjustable mechanical
properties, diverse biochemical functions, and good ionic conductivity. Despite these …