Polymeric tissue adhesives

S Nam, D Mooney - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Polymeric tissue adhesives provide versatile materials for wound management and are
widely used in a variety of medical settings ranging from minor to life-threatening tissue …

Hydrogels based on Schiff base linkages for biomedical applications

J Xu, Y Liu, S Hsu - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Schiff base, an important family of reaction in click chemistry, has received significant
attention in the formation of self-healing hydrogels in recent years. Schiff base reversibly …

Controlled tough bioadhesion mediated by ultrasound

Z Ma, C Bourquard, Q Gao, S Jiang, T De Iure-Grimmel… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Tough bioadhesion has important implications in engineering and medicine but remains
challenging to form and control. We report an ultrasound (US)–mediated strategy to achieve …

Snake extract–laden hemostatic bioadhesive gel cross-linked by visible light

Y Guo, Y Wang, X Zhao, X Li, Q Wang, W Zhong… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Bioadhesives reduce operation time and surgical complications. However, in the presence
of blood, adhesion strength is often compromised. Inspired by the blood clotting activity of …

Multifaceted design and emerging applications of tissue adhesives

Z Ma, G Bao, J Li - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Tissue adhesives can form appreciable adhesion with tissues and have found clinical use in
a variety of medical settings such as wound closure, surgical sealants, regenerative …

Overcoming the translational barriers of tissue adhesives

GM Taboada, K Yang, MJN Pereira, SS Liu… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
For the past few decades, tissue sealants and adhesives have been developed as an
alternative to sutures and staples to close and seal wounds or incisions. These materials are …

Dynamic covalent hydrogels as biomaterials to mimic the viscoelasticity of soft tissues

S Tang, BM Richardson, KS Anseth - Progress in Materials Science, 2021 - Elsevier
The extracellular matrix (ECM) and its mechanical properties play an important role in
regulating the cellular responses that occur during tissue regeneration, wound healing, and …

Enabling technologies for personalized and precision medicine

D Ho, SR Quake, ERB McCabe, WJ Chng… - Trends in …, 2020 - cell.com
Individualizing patient treatment is a core objective of the medical field. Reaching this
objective has been elusive owing to the complex set of factors contributing to both disease …

Shear-thinning hydrogels for biomedical applications

M Guvendiren, HD Lu, JA Burdick - Soft matter, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Injectable hydrogels are becoming increasingly important in the fields of tissue engineering
and drug delivery due to their tunable properties, controllable degradation, high water …

Bioinspired multifunctional injectable hydrogel for hemostasis and infected wound management

W Fang, L Yang, Y Chen, Q Hu - Acta Biomaterialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Routine wound management faces significant challenges including rebleeding and bacterial
infection that affect millions of people each year. However, conventional wound dressings …