Biological utility of fluorinated compounds: from materials design to molecular imaging, therapeutics and environmental remediation

C Zhang, K Yan, C Fu, H Peng, CJ Hawker… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The applications of fluorinated molecules in bioengineering and nanotechnology are
expanding rapidly with the controlled introduction of fluorine being broadly studied due to …

Fluoropolymers in biomedical applications: state-of-the-art and future perspectives

J Lv, Y Cheng - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Fluoropolymers have unique physicochemical properties such as hydrophobicity and
lipophobicity, good chemical stability and bio-inertness, low surface energy and phase …

Perfluoroaryl⋯ aryl interaction: The most important subset of π-hole⋯ π bonding

W Wang, WX Wu, Y Zhang, WJ ** - Chemical Physics Reviews, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
The perfluoroaryl⋯ aryl interaction, the most important subset of π-hole⋯ π bonding, refers to
the attractive stacking interaction between a perfluoroaryl group and an aryl group. In …

Functional polymers as metal-free magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents

C Fu, Y Yu, X Xu, Q Wang, Y Chang, C Zhang… - Progress in Polymer …, 2020 - Elsevier
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is recognized as the most powerful clinical imaging
modality due to its ability to generate detailed three-dimensional anatomical images with …

Monitoring the remodeling of biohybrid tissue‐engineered vascular grafts by multimodal molecular imaging

E Rama, SR Mohapatra, C Melcher, T Nolte… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Tissue‐engineered vascular grafts (TEVGs) with the ability to grow and remodel open new
perspectives for cardiovascular surgery. Equip** TEVGs with synthetic polymers and …

Lifelike Transformative Materials for Biohybrid Implants: Inspired by Nature, Driven by Technology

A Fernández‐Colino, F Kiessling… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Today's living world is enriched with a myriad of natural biological designs, shaped by
billions of years of evolution. Unraveling the construction rules of living organisms offers the …

Implant-forming polymeric 19F MRI-tracer with tunable dissolution

K Kolouchova, D Jirak, O Groborz, O Sedlacek… - Journal of Controlled …, 2020 - Elsevier
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) using 19 F-based tracers has emerged as a promising
multi-purpose noninvasive diagnostic tool and its application requires the use of various 19 …

MR and PET-CT monitoring of tissue-engineered vascular grafts in the ovine carotid artery

F Wolf, V Paefgen, O Winz, M Mertens, S Koch… - Biomaterials, 2019 - Elsevier
The modification of biomaterials to comply with clinically employed monitoring techniques is
a promising strategy to support clinical translation in regenerative medicine. Here …

19 F magnetic resonance imaging enabled real-time, non-invasive and precise localization and quantification of the degradation rate of hydrogel scaffolds in vivo

Q Li, Z Feng, H Song, J Zhang, A Dong, D Kong… - Biomaterials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The degradation behavior of hydrogel scaffolds is closely related to the controlled release of
bioactive agents and matching with the proliferative demands of newly generated tissues …

Innovative Perspectives on Metal Free Contrast Agents for MRI: Enhancing Imaging Efficacy, and AI-Driven Future Diagnostics

A Wahab, M Suhail, T Eggers, K Shehzad, OU Akakuru… - Acta Biomaterialia, 2025 - Elsevier
Abstract The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a boxed warning and
mandated additional safety measures for all gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) …