Programmable hydrogels

Y Wang - Biomaterials, 2018 - Elsevier
Programmable hydrogels are defined as hydrogels that are able to change their properties
and functions periodically, reversibly and/or sequentially on demand. They are different from …

Tuning chemistry and topography of nanoengineered surfaces to manipulate immune response for bone regeneration applications

Z Chen, A Bachhuka, S Han, F Wei, S Lu… - ACS …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Osteoimmunomodulation has informed the importance of modulating a favorable
osteoimmune environment for successful materials-mediated bone regeneration …

Membrane curvature underlies actin reorganization in response to nanoscale surface topography

HY Lou, W Zhao, X Li, L Duan… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Surface topography profoundly influences cell adhesion, differentiation, and stem cell fate
control. Numerous studies using a variety of materials demonstrate that nanoscale …

New antimicrobial chitosan derivatives for wound dressing applications

OM Dragostin, SK Samal, M Dash, F Lupascu… - Carbohydrate …, 2016 - Elsevier
Chitosan is a non-toxic, biocompatible, biodegradable natural cationic polymer known for its
low imunogenicity, antimicrobial, antioxidant effects and wound-healing activity. To improve …

Nanoporous microstructures mediate osteogenesis by modulating the osteo-immune response of macrophages

Z Chen, S Ni, S Han, R Crawford, S Lu, F Wei, J Chang… - Nanoscale, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The osteoimmune environment plays indispensable roles in bone regeneration because the
early immune environment that exists during the regenerative process promotes the …

Surface micro-and nano-texturing of stainless steel by femtosecond laser for the control of cell migration

M Martínez-Calderon, M Manso-Silván, A Rodríguez… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
The precise control over the interaction between cells and the surface of materials plays a
crucial role in optimizing the integration of implanted biomaterials. In this regard, material …

Design, preparation and in vitro characterization of biomimetic and bioactive chitosan/polyethylene oxide based nanofibers as wound dressings

OM Ionescu, AT Iacob, A Mignon… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Chitosan-based nanofibers (CS-NFs) are excellent artificial extracellular matrices (ECMs)
due to the resemblance of CS with the glycosaminoglycans of the natural ECMs. Despite this …

Maximizing transfection efficiency of vertically aligned silicon nanowire arrays

R Elnathan, B Delalat, D Brodoceanu… - Advanced Functional …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Vertically aligned silicon nanowire (VA‐SiNW) arrays are emerging as a powerful new tool
for gene delivery by means of mechanical transfection. In order to utilize this tool efficiently …

Endothelial cell responses in terms of adhesion, proliferation, and morphology to stiffness of polydimethylsiloxane elastomer substrates

F Ataollahi, S Pramanik, A Moradi… - … research Part A, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Extracellular environments can regulate cell behavior because cells can actively sense their
mechanical environments. This study evaluated the adhesion, proliferation and morphology …

Endonuclease-responsive aptamer-functionalized hydrogel coating for sequential catch and release of cancer cells

S Li, N Chen, Z Zhang, Y Wang - Biomaterials, 2013 - Elsevier
Rare circulating tumor cells are a promising biomarker for the detection, diagnosis, and
monitoring of cancer. However, it remains a challenge to develop biomedical devices for …