Naturally sourced hydrogels: emerging fundamental materials for next-generation healthcare sensing

Z Wang, H Wei, Y Huang, Y Wei, J Chen - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The flourishing development of flexible healthcare sensing systems is inseparable from the
fundamental materials with application-oriented mechanical and electrical properties …

Perspectives on recent advancements in energy harvesting, sensing and bio-medical applications of piezoelectric gels

T Vijayakanth, S Shankar, G Finkelstein-Zuta… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of next-generation bioelectronics, as well as the powering of consumer
and medical devices, require power sources that are soft, flexible, extensible, and even …

Dual-crosslinked mussel-inspired smart hydrogels with enhanced antibacterial and angiogenic properties for chronic infected diabetic wound treatment via pH …

C Hu, L Long, J Cao, S Zhang, Y Wang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
The healing of chronic diabetic wounds remains a key challenge due to its susceptibility to
bacterial infection, the inflammatory wound microenvironment, and difficulty in angiogenesis …

Secondary nucleation in amyloid formation

M Törnquist, TCT Michaels, K Sanagavarapu… - Chemical …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Nucleation of new peptide and protein aggregates on the surfaces of amyloid fibrils of the
same peptide or protein has emerged in the past two decades as a major pathway for both …

New developments in medical applications of hybrid hydrogels containing natural polymers

C Vasile, D Pamfil, E Stoleru, M Baican - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
New trends in biomedical applications of the hybrid polymeric hydrogels, obtained by
combining natural polymers with synthetic ones, have been reviewed …

Self‐assembling peptide‐based functional biomaterials

Y Huo, J Hu, Y Yin, P Liu, K Cai, W Ji - ChemBioChem, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Peptides can self‐assemble into various hierarchical nanostructures through noncovalent
interactions and form functional materials exhibiting excellent chemical and physical …

Multicomponent peptide assemblies

DM Raymond, BL Nilsson - Chemical Society Reviews, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Self-assembled peptide nanostructures have been increasingly exploited as functional
materials for applications in biomedicine and energy. The emergent properties of these …

Charge‐induced secondary structure transformation of amyloid‐derived dipeptide assemblies from β‐sheet to α‐helix

R **ng, C Yuan, S Li, J Song, J Li… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Secondary structures such as α‐helix and β‐sheet are the major structural motifs within the
three‐dimensional geometry of proteins. Therefore, structure transitions from β‐sheet to α …

Supramolecular peptide nanofiber hydrogels for bone tissue engineering: from multihierarchical fabrications to comprehensive applications

Z Hao, H Li, Y Wang, Y Hu, T Chen, S Zhang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Bone tissue engineering is becoming an ideal strategy to replace autologous bone grafts for
surgical bone repair, but the multihierarchical complexity of natural bone is still difficult to …

[HTML][HTML] Adaptable hydrogel with reversible linkages for regenerative medicine: Dynamic mechanical microenvironment for cells

Z Tong, L **, JM Oliveira, RL Reis, Q Zhong, Z Mao… - Bioactive materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Hydrogels are three-dimensional platforms that serve as substitutes for native extracellular
matrix. These materials are starting to play important roles in regenerative medicine …