Bioadhesive technology platforms

SJ Wu, X Zhao - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Bioadhesives have emerged as transformative and versatile tools in healthcare, offering the
ability to attach tissues with ease and minimal damage. These materials present numerous …

Hydrogels for flexible electronics

Y Zhang, Y Tan, J Lao, H Gao, J Yu - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Hydrogels have emerged as promising materials for flexible electronics due to their unique
properties, such as high water content, softness, and biocompatibility. In this perspective, we …

Ionogels: preparation, properties and applications

CC Yan, W Li, Z Liu, S Zheng, Y Hu… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Ionogels, composed of ionic liquids and supporting networks, possess a plethora of
exceptional properties, including nonvolatility, remarkable thermal and electrochemical …

Supramolecular adhesive hydrogels for tissue engineering applications

Y Zhao, S Song, X Ren, J Zhang, Q Lin… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Tissue engineering is a promising and revolutionary strategy to treat patients who suffer the
loss or failure of an organ or tissue, with the aim to restore the dysfunctional tissues and …

A smart adhesive Janus hydrogel for non-invasive cardiac repair and tissue adhesion prevention

Y He, Q Li, P Chen, Q Duan, J Zhan, X Cai… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Multifunctional hydrogel with asymmetric and reversible adhesion characteristics is essential
to handle the obstructions towards bioapplications of trauma removal and postoperative …

Snail-inspired AFG/GelMA hydrogel accelerates diabetic wound healing via inflammatory cytokines suppression and macrophage polarization

Z Zhou, T Deng, M Tao, L Lin, L Sun, X Song, D Gao… - Biomaterials, 2023 - Elsevier
Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are a severe and rapidly growing diabetic complication, but
treating DFUs remains a challenge for the existing therapies are expensive and highly non …

Peel tests for quantifying adhesion and toughness: A review

MD Bartlett, SW Case, AJ Kinloch, DA Dillard - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
The peeling apart of layered materials is common in nature and has been used by humans
in myriad applications since prehistoric times. Over the past century, a wide range of peel …

Tuning water-resistant networks in mussel-inspired hydrogels for robust wet tissue and bioelectronic adhesion

Y Hou, Y Li, Y Li, D Li, T Guo, X Deng, H Zhang, C **e… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Hydrogels with robust wet adhesion are desirable for applications in aqueous environments.
Wet adhesion arising from synergy between hydrophobic and catechol components in …

Tough liquid‐free ionic conductive elastomers with robust adhesion and self‐healing properties for ionotronic devices

X Zhang, Q Fu, Y Wang, H Zhao, S Hao… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Polymerizable deep eutectic solvent (PDES) as a newly emerging type of liquid‐free ionic
conductive elastomer is considered to be the most attractive candidate for the next …

Soft materials by design: unconventional polymer networks give extreme properties

X Zhao, X Chen, H Yuk, S Lin, X Liu… - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Hydrogels are polymer networks infiltrated with water. Many biological hydrogels in animal
bodies such as muscles, heart valves, cartilages, and tendons possess extreme mechanical …