Natural piezoelectric biomaterials: a biocompatible and sustainable building block for biomedical devices

R Wang, J Sui, X Wang - ACS nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
The piezoelectric effect has been widely observed in biological systems, and its applications
in biomedical field are emerging. Recent advances of wearable and implantable biomedical …

High-throughput fabrication of antimicrobial phage microgels and example applications in food decontamination

L Tian, K Jackson, L He, S Khan… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Engineered by nature, biological entities are exceptional building blocks for biomaterials.
These entities can impart enhanced functionalities on the final material that are otherwise …

Phage-Based antibacterial hydrogels for bacterial targeting and Ablation: Progress and perspective

H Bai, Q Borjihan, Z Li, P Qin, J Cheng, D **ao… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The emergence of drug-resistant bacteria makes antibiotics inadequate to treat bacterial
infections, which is now a global problem. Phage as a virus with specific recognition ability …

Self-assembling nanofibrous bacteriophage microgels as sprayable antimicrobials targeting multidrug-resistant bacteria

L Tian, L He, K Jackson, A Saif, S Khan, Z Wan… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Nanofilamentous bacteriophages (bacterial viruses) are biofunctional, self-propagating, and
monodisperse natural building blocks for virus-built materials. Minifying phage-built …

Bovine serum albumin-based hydrogels: Preparation, properties and biological applications

C Shi, S Li, C Li, H Liu, Z Wang, Y Li, M Li… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Bovine serum albumin (BSA) is a common raw material for preparing hydrogels owing to its
rich amino acid residues. In addition, because it has a structure and properties similar to …

In situ forming aldehyde-modified xanthan/gelatin hydrogel for tissue engineering applications: synthesis, characterization, and optimization

MS Aghajanzadeh, R Imani, MH Nazarpak - Journal of Materials Science, 2023 - Springer
Injectable hydrogels have attracted considerable attention in regenerative medicine since
their controllable properties. However, there are quite a few challenges in regulating an …

Gelatin-methacryloyl hydrogels containing turnip mosaic virus for fabrication of nanostructured materials for tissue engineering

I González-Gamboa, E Velázquez-Lam… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Current tissue engineering techniques frequently rely on hydrogels to support cell growth, as
these materials strongly mimic the extracellular matrix. However, hydrogels often need ad …

Phage display for the detection, analysis, disinfection, and prevention of Staphylococcus aureus

L Tian, K Jackson, M Chan, A Saif, L He… - Smart …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The World Health Organization has designated Staphylococcus aureus as a global
health concern. This designation stems from the emergence of multiple drug‐resistant …

Virus‐Assembled Biofunctional Microarrays with Hierarchical 3D Nano‐Reticular Network

L Tian, S Khan, A Shakeri, K Jackson… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Three‐dimensional (3D) hierarchical wrinkled materials built with biological entities
have so far remained exclusive to nature. Herein, multiscale functional ultraporous 3D bio …

Highly conductive thermoresponsive silver nanowire PNIPAM nanocomposite for reversible electrical switch

F Curry, T Lim, NS Fontaine, MD Adkins, H Zhang - Soft Matter, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Highly conductive nanocomposite hydrogels have been challenging to produce due to their
high water volumes inhibiting the incorporation of an essential amount of conductive …