DNA functional materials assembled from branched DNA: design, synthesis, and applications

Y Dong, C Yao, Y Zhu, L Yang, D Luo… - Chemical Reviews, 2020‏ - ACS Publications
DNA is traditionally known as a central genetic biomolecule in living systems. From an
alternative perspective, DNA is a versatile molecular building-block for the construction of …

3D extracellular matrix mimics: fundamental concepts and role of materials chemistry to influence stem cell fate

J Nicolas, S Magli, L Rabbachin, S Sampaolesi… - …, 2020‏ - ACS Publications
Synthetic 3D extracellular matrices (ECMs) find application in cell studies, regenerative
medicine, and drug discovery. While cells cultured in a monolayer may exhibit unnatural …

Stimuli‐responsive hydrogels: fabrication and biomedical applications

Z Li, Y Zhou, T Li, J Zhang, H Tian - View, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Due to their similarity to some bio‐architectures, for example, extracellular matrix, hydrogels
are considered as bio‐inspired networks with bio‐mimetic and bio‐functional properties …

Nanomaterial based PVA nanocomposite hydrogels for biomedical sensing: Advances toward designing the ideal flexible/wearable nanoprobes

Z Karimzadeh, M Mahmoudpour, E Rahimpour… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
In today's world, the progress of wearable tools has gained increasing momentum. Notably,
the demand for stretchable strain sensors has considerably increased owing to various …

Acid-resistant and physiological pH-responsive DNA hydrogel composed of A-motif and i-motif toward oral insulin delivery

Y Hu, S Gao, H Lu, JY Ying - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
An acid-resistant DNA hydrogel that is stable in an extremely acidic environment with pH as
low as 1.2 has not been reported before, largely due to the instability of DNA-hybridized …

Stimuli‐responsive biomolecule‐based hydrogels and their applications

M Vázquez‐González, I Willner - … Chemie International Edition, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
This Review presents polysaccharides, oligosaccharides, nucleic acids, peptides, and
proteins as functional stimuli‐responsive polymer scaffolds that yield hydrogels with …

Rolling circle amplification (RCA)-based DNA hydrogel

C Yao, R Zhang, J Tang, D Yang - Nature protocols, 2021‏ - nature.com
DNA hydrogels have unique properties, including sequence programmability, precise
molecular recognition, stimuli-responsiveness, biocompatibility and biodegradability, that …

DNA hydrogel-based gene editing and drug delivery systems

F Mo, K Jiang, D Zhao, Y Wang, J Song… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a promising synthesizer for precisely constructing almost
arbitrary geometry in two and three dimensions. Among various DNA-based soft materials …

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 …

Isothermal amplification of nucleic acids

Y Zhao, F Chen, Q Li, L Wang, C Fan - Chemical reviews, 2015‏ - ACS Publications
Isothermal amplification of nucleic acids is a simple process that rapidly and efficiently
accumulates nucleic acid sequences at constant temperature. Since the early 1990s …