Hydrogel is a type of versatile platform with various biomedical applications after rational
structure and functional design that leverages on material engineering to modulate its …

BACKGROUND Hydrogels are formed through the cross-linking of hydrophilic polymer
chains within an aqueous microenvironment. The gelation can be achieved through a …

Tens of millions of contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exams are
performed annually around the world. The contrast agents, which improve diagnostic …

Electrochemical pH sensors are on high demand in numerous applications such as food
processing, health monitoring, agriculture and nuclear sectors, and water quality monitoring …

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a highly valuable non-invasive imaging tool owing to
its exquisite soft tissue contrast, high spatial resolution, lack of ionizing radiation, and wide …

Means for high-density multiparametric physiological map** and stimulation are critically
important in both basic and clinical cardiology. Current conformal electronic systems are …

Swarming magnetic micro/nanorobots hold great promise for biomedical applications, but at
present suffer from inferior capabilities to perceive and respond to chemical signals in local …

Nanotechnology-based chemotherapeutics and imaging agents represent a new era of
“cancer nanomedicine” working to deliver versatile payloads with favorable …

Due to their dynamic qualities and potential uses in fields such as biomedicine, tissue
engineering, drug delivery, soft materials, and sensing, hydrogels have gained increased …

Engineered nanoparticles that respond to pathophysiological parameters, such as pH or
redox potential, have been developed as contrast agents for the magnetic resonance …