Photoresponsive biomaterials for targeted drug delivery and 4D cell culture

ER Ruskowitz, CA DeForest - Nature Reviews Materials, 2018 - nature.com
Biological signalling is regulated through a complex and tightly choreographed interplay
between cells and their extracellular matrix. The spatiotemporal control of these interactions …

Field responsive materials: photo-, electro-, magnetic-and ultrasound-sensitive polymers

T Manouras, M Vamvakaki - Polymer Chemistry, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Stimuli responsive materials have attracted a great deal of attention during the last few
decades and are expected to lead to great advances in the areas of nano-and bio …

3D laser micro‐and nanoprinting: challenges for chemistry

C Barner‐Kowollik, M Bastmeyer… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 3D printing is a powerful emerging technology for the tailored fabrication of
advanced functional materials. This Review summarizes the state‐of‐the art with regard to …

Multi-stimuli responsive polymers–the all-in-one talents

P Schattling, FD Jochum, P Theato - Polymer Chemistry, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Stimuli-responsive polymers have gained increasing attention, which is attributed to the
manifold applications they can be used for. Several years' intensive research was invested …

Micro-and nanogels with labile crosslinks–from synthesis to biomedical applications

X Zhang, S Malhotra, M Molina, R Haag - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Micro-or nanosized three-dimensional crosslinked polymeric networks have been designed
and described for various biomedical applications, including living cell encapsulation, tissue …

Functional microgels: recent advances in their biomedical applications

G Agrawal, R Agrawal - Small, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Here, a spotlight is shown on aqueous microgel particles which exhibit a great potential for
various biomedical applications such as drug delivery, cell imaging, and tissue engineering …

Rapid 3D patterning of poly (acrylic acid) ionic hydrogel for miniature pH sensors

MJ Yin, M Yao, S Gao, AP Zhang, HY Tam… - Advanced …, 2016 - ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk
Poly (acrylic acid)(PAA), as a highly ionic conductive hydrogel, can reversibly swell/deswell
according to the surrounding pH conditions. An optical maskless stereolithography …

Challenges for industrialization of miniemulsion polymerization

JM Asua - Progress in Polymer Science, 2014 - Elsevier
Miniemulsion polymerization facilitates the synthesis complex materials that cannot be
produced otherwise. These materials have a broad range of potential applications including …

[HTML][HTML] Short to ultrashort peptide hydrogels for biomedical uses

WY Seow, CAE Hauser - Materials Today, 2014 - Elsevier
Hydrogels can offer cells an extracellular matrix-like growth environment which traditional
culture methods cannot provide. Hydrogels therefore have great value in tissue engineering …