An injectable hydrogel with ultrahigh burst pressure and innate antibacterial activity for emergency hemostasis and wound repair

Y Yang, G He, Z Pan, K Zhang, Y **an, Z Zhu… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Uncontrolled bleeding and wound infections following severe trauma pose significant
challenges for existing tissue adhesives, primarily due to their weak wet adhesion, slow …

Chemical syntheses of bioinspired and biomimetic polymers toward biobased materials

MS Ganewatta, Z Wang, C Tang - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2021 - nature.com
The rich structures and hierarchical organizations in nature provide many sources of
inspiration for advanced material designs. We wish to recapitulate properties such as high …

Antibacterial and antiviral functional materials: chemistry and biological activity toward tackling COVID-19-like pandemics

B Balasubramaniam, Prateek, S Ranjan… - ACS Pharmacology & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The ongoing worldwide pandemic due to COVID-19 has created awareness toward
ensuring best practices to avoid the spread of microorganisms. In this regard, the research …

Responsive and synergistic antibacterial coatings: fighting against bacteria in a smart and effective way

T Wei, Q Yu, H Chen - Advanced healthcare materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Antibacterial coatings that eliminate initial bacterial attachment and prevent subsequent
biofilm formation are essential in a number of applications, especially implanted medical …

Sanitizing agents for virus inactivation and disinfection

Q Lin, JYC Lim, K Xue, PYM Yew, C Owh, PL Chee… - View, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Viral epidemics develop from the emergence of new variants of infectious viruses. The lack
of effective antiviral treatments for the new viral infections coupled with rapid community …

Quaternary ammonium-based biomedical materials: State-of-the-art, toxicological aspects and antimicrobial resistance

Y Jiao, L Niu, S Ma, J Li, FR Tay, J Chen - Progress in polymer science, 2017 - Elsevier
Microbial infections affect humans worldwide. Many quaternary ammonium compounds
have been synthesized that are not only antibacterial, but also possess antifungal, antiviral …

Alternative antimicrobial approach: nano‐antimicrobial materials

N Beyth, Y Houri-Haddad, A Domb… - Evidence‐Based …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Despite numerous existing potent antibiotics and other antimicrobial means, bacterial
infections are still a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Moreover, the need to develop …

Super-cationic carbon quantum dots synthesized from spermidine as an eye drop formulation for topical treatment of bacterial keratitis

HJ Jian, RS Wu, TY Lin, YJ Li, HJ Lin, SG Harroun… - ACS …, 2017 - ACS Publications
We have developed a one-step method to synthesize carbon quantum dots (CQDPAs) from
biogenic polyamines (PAs) as an antibacterial agent for topical treatment of bacterial …