Probing and manipulating noncovalent interactions in functional polymeric systems

J Chen, Q Peng, X Peng, H Zhang, H Zeng - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Noncovalent interactions, which usually feature tunable strength, reversibility, and
environmental adaptability, have been recognized as driving forces in a variety of biological …

Functional supramolecular polymeric networks: the marriage of covalent polymers and macrocycle-based host–guest interactions

D **a, P Wang, X Ji, NM Khashab, JL Sessler… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Covalent polymers connected by non-covalent interactions constitute a fascinating set of
materials known as supramolecular polymer networks (SPNs). A key feature of SPNs is that …

Multicharged cyclodextrin supramolecular assemblies

Z Liu, Y Liu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Multicharged cyclodextrin (CD) supramolecular assemblies, including those based on
positively/negatively charged modified mono-6-deoxy-CDs, per-6-deoxy-CDs, and random …

Self-healing hydrogels: from synthesis to multiple applications

H Yin, F Liu, T Abdiryim, X Liu - ACS Materials Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
Due to the good reliability and long-term stability, self-healing hydrogels have emerged as
promising soft materials for tissue engineering, smart wearable sensors, bioelectronics, and …

Self-healing hydrogels as injectable implants: Advances in translational wound healing

S Khattak, I Ullah, H **e, XD Tao, HT Xu… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
Self-healing hydrogels' remarkable dependability and enduring stability have made them
stand out as extremely promising soft materials for tissue engineering. The mechanism …

How softness matters in soft nanogels and nanogel assemblies

A Scotti, MF Schulte, CG Lopez, JJ Crassous… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Softness plays a key role in determining the macroscopic properties of colloidal systems,
from synthetic nanogels to biological macromolecules, from viruses to star polymers …

Recent advances in polysaccharide‐based hydrogels for synthesis and applications

Z Li, Z Lin - Aggregate, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogels are three‐dimensional (3D) crosslinked hydrophilic polymer networks that have
garnered tremendous interests in many fields, including water treatment, energy storage …

Current state of knowledge on intelligent-response biological and other macromolecular hydrogels in biomedical engineering: A review

M Su, L Ruan, X Dong, S Tian, W Lang, M Wu… - International journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Because intelligent hydrogels have good biocompatibility, a rapid response, and good
degradability as well as a stimulus response mode that is rich, hydrophilic, and similar to the …

All-lignin-based hydrogel with fast pH-stimuli responsiveness for mechanical switching and actuation

L Dai, M Ma, J Xu, C Si, X Wang, Z Liu… - Chemistry of …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Fast pH-stimuli-responsive hydrogels have high practical value in multiple fields, including
actuators, sensors, and separations. However, with existing hydrogels, it is very difficult to …

Hydrogen bonding enables polymer hydrogels with pH‐induced reversible dynamic responsive behaviors

R Cheng, M Xu, X Zhang, J Jiang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Poly (acrylic acid‐co‐N‐vinylcaprolactam)(PAN) hydrogels containing multiple hydrogen
bonds can exhibit pH‐induced reversible dynamic responsive behaviors. When placing a …