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Zhou H, Zhu Y, Yang B, Huo Y, Yin Y, Jiang X, Ji W. Stimuli-responsive peptide hydrogels for biomedical applications. J Mater Chem B 2024; 12:1748-1774. [PMID: 38305498 DOI: 10.1039/d3tb02610h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
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Stimuli-responsive hydrogels can respond to external stimuli with a change in the network structure and thus have potential application in drug release, intelligent sensing, and scaffold construction. Peptides possess robust supramolecular self-assembly ability, enabling spontaneous formation of nanostructures through supramolecular interactions and subsequently hydrogels. Therefore, peptide-based stimuli-responsive hydrogels have been widely explored as smart soft materials for biomedical applications in the last decade. Herein, we present a review article on design strategies and research progress of peptide hydrogels as stimuli-responsive materials in the field of biomedicine. The latest design and development of peptide hydrogels with responsive behaviors to stimuli are first presented. The following part provides a systematic overview of the functions and applications of stimuli-responsive peptide hydrogels in tissue engineering, drug delivery, wound healing, antimicrobial treatment, 3D cell culture, biosensors, etc. Finally, the remaining challenges and future prospects of stimuli-responsive peptide hydrogels are proposed. It is believed that this review will contribute to the rational design and development of stimuli-responsive peptide hydrogels toward biomedical applications.
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- Haoran Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China.
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences, Chongqing Municipal Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education, Stomatological Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 401147, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China.
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Wang H, Mills J, Sun B, Cui H. Therapeutic Supramolecular Polymers: Designs and Applications. Prog Polym Sci 2024; 148:101769. [PMID: 38188703 PMCID: PMC10769153 DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2023.101769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
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The self-assembly of low-molecular-weight building motifs into supramolecular polymers has unlocked a new realm of materials with distinct properties and tremendous potential for advancing medical practices. Leveraging the reversible and dynamic nature of non-covalent interactions, these supramolecular polymers exhibit inherent responsiveness to their microenvironment, physiological cues, and biomolecular signals, making them uniquely suited for diverse biomedical applications. In this review, we intend to explore the principles of design, synthesis methodologies, and strategic developments that underlie the creation of supramolecular polymers as carriers for therapeutics, contributing to the treatment and prevention of a spectrum of human diseases. We delve into the principles underlying monomer design, emphasizing the pivotal role of non-covalent interactions, directionality, and reversibility. Moreover, we explore the intricate balance between thermodynamics and kinetics in supramolecular polymerization, illuminating strategies for achieving controlled sizes and distributions. Categorically, we examine their exciting biomedical applications: individual polymers as discrete carriers for therapeutics, delving into their interactions with cells, and in vivo dynamics; and supramolecular polymeric hydrogels as injectable depots, with a focus on their roles in cancer immunotherapy, sustained drug release, and regenerative medicine. As the field continues to burgeon, harnessing the unique attributes of therapeutic supramolecular polymers holds the promise of transformative impacts across the biomedical landscape.
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- Han Wang
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
- Institute for NanoBiotechnology, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
- Institute for NanoBiotechnology, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
- Institute for NanoBiotechnology, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
- Institute for NanoBiotechnology, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
- Department of Oncology and Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
- Center for Nanomedicine, The Wilmer Eye Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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Kumar M, Kumar D, Garg Y, Mahmood S, Chopra S, Bhatia A. Marine-derived polysaccharides and their therapeutic potential in wound healing application - A review. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 253:127331. [PMID: 37820901 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.127331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2023] [Revised: 10/04/2023] [Accepted: 10/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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Polysaccharides originating from marine sources have been studied as potential material for use in wound dressings because of their desirable characteristics of biocompatibility, biodegradability, and low toxicity. Marine-derived polysaccharides used as wound dressing, provide several benefits such as promoting wound healing by providing a moist environment that facilitates cell migration and proliferation. They can also act as a barrier against external contaminants and provide a protective layer to prevent further damage to the wound. Research studies have shown that marine-derived polysaccharides can be used to develop different types of wound dressings such as hydrogels, films, and fibres. These dressings can be personalised to meet specific requirements based on the type and severity of the wound. For instance, hydrogels can be used for deep wounds to provide a moist environment, while films can be used for superficial wounds to provide a protective barrier. Additionally, these polysaccharides can be modified to improve their properties, such as enhancing their mechanical strength or increasing their ability to release bioactive molecules that can promote wound healing. Overall, marine-derived polysaccharides show great promise for developing effective and safe wound dressings for various wound types.
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- Mohit Kumar
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University (MRSPTU), Bathinda 151001, Punjab, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University (MRSPTU), Bathinda 151001, Punjab, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University (MRSPTU), Bathinda 151001, Punjab, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Amity Institute of Pharmacy, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201313, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University (MRSPTU), Bathinda 151001, Punjab, India.
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Giuri D, Ravarino P, Tomasini C. Transparent Organogels as a Medium for the Light-Induced Conversion from Spiropyran to Merocyanine. Gels 2023; 9:932. [PMID: 38131918 PMCID: PMC10742928 DOI: 10.3390/gels9120932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Revised: 11/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/23/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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Low-molecular-weight peptide gelators are a versatile class of compounds able to form gels under a variety of conditions, even via simple ultrasound sonication. In this paper, the ability of Boc-L-Phe-D-Oxd-L-Phe-OBn to gelate three organic solvents (toluene, tert-butyl methyl ether, and ethanol) was evaluated. The rheological behaviour of the materials was assessed via strain sweep analysis, while the fibrous network was analysed via optical microscopy on the wet gels. The gel obtained from toluene is a highly transparent material, and the one from ethanol appears translucent, while the one from tert-butyl methyl ether is opaque. These gels were used to study the reversible light-induced transformation from spyropiran (SP) to merocyanine (MC) and back, as a model system to check the effect of the gel medium onto the rection kinetic. We observed that the solvent used to form the organogels has a crucial effect on the reaction, as gels from aprotic solvents stabilize the SP form, while the ones from protic solvents stabilize the MC form. We thus obtained a solid support to stabilize the two photochromic species just by changing the solvent polarity. Moreover, we could demonstrate that the self-assembled gels do not interfere with the light-driven conversion process, either starting from SP or MC, thus representing a valid and economical photochromic material.
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- Department of Chemistry “Giacomo Ciamician”, University of Bologna, Via Piero Gobetti 85, 40129 Bologna, Italy; (D.G.); (P.R.)
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Kumar A, Sood A, Agrawal G, Thakur S, Thakur VK, Tanaka M, Mishra YK, Christie G, Mostafavi E, Boukherroub R, Hutmacher DW, Han SS. Polysaccharides, proteins, and synthetic polymers based multimodal hydrogels for various biomedical applications: A review. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 247:125606. [PMID: 37406894 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.125606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Revised: 06/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/07/2023]
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Nature-derived or biologically encouraged hydrogels have attracted considerable interest in numerous biomedical applications owing to their multidimensional utility and effectiveness. The internal architecture of a hydrogel network, the chemistry of the raw materials involved, interaction across the interface of counter ions, and the ability to mimic the extracellular matrix (ECM) govern the clinical efficacy of the designed hydrogels. This review focuses on the mechanistic viewpoint of different biologically driven/inspired biomacromolecules that encourages the architectural development of hydrogel networks. In addition, the advantage of hydrogels by mimicking the ECM and the significance of the raw material selection as an indicator of bioinertness is deeply elaborated in the review. Furthermore, the article reviews and describes the application of polysaccharides, proteins, and synthetic polymer-based multimodal hydrogels inspired by or derived from nature in different biomedical areas. The review discusses the challenges and opportunities in biomaterials along with future prospects in terms of their applications in biodevices or functional components for human health issues. This review provides information on the strategy and inspiration from nature that can be used to develop a link between multimodal hydrogels as the main frame and its utility in biomedical applications as the primary target.
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- Anuj Kumar
- School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, 280 Daehak-ro, Gyeongsan 38541, South Korea; School of Materials Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, 280 Daehak-ro, Gyeongsan 38541, South Korea
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- School of Chemical Sciences and Advanced Materials Research Centre, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, H.P. 175075, India
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Bioorganic Chemistry and Biotechnology, Silesian University of Technology, B. Krzywoustego 4, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
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- Biorefining and Advanced Materials Research Center, SRUC, Barony Campus, Parkgate, Dumfries DG1 3NE, United Kingdom; School of Engineering, University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun 248007, Uttarakhand, India.
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- Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Smart Materials, Mads Clausen Institute, University of Southern Denmark, Alsion 2, Sønderborg 6400, Denmark
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0AS, UK
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- Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Univ. Polytechnique Hauts-de-France, UMR 8520 - IEMN, F-59000 Lille, France.
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- Max Planck Queensland Centre (MPQC) for the Materials Science of Extracellular Matrices, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia; Centre for Biomedical Technologies, School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia; ARC Training Centre for Cell and Tissue Engineering Technologies, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia; Australian Research Council (ARC) Training Centre for Multiscale 3D Imaging, Modelling, and Manufacturing (M3D Innovation), Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia.
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, 280 Daehak-ro, Gyeongsan 38541, South Korea.
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Mohamed MA, Abd El-Rahman MK, Mousavi MPS. Electrospun nanofibers: promising nanomaterials for biomedical applications. ELECTROCHEMISTRY 2023:225-260. [DOI: 10.1039/bk9781839169366-00225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023] Open
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With the rapid development of nanotechnology and nanomaterials science, electrospun nanofibers emerged as a new material with great potential for a variety of applications. Electrospinning is a simple and adaptable process for generation of nanofibers from a viscoelastic fluid using electrostatic repulsion between surface charges. Electrospinning has been used to manufacture nanofibers with low diameters from a wide range of materials. Electrospinning may also be used to construct nanofibers with a variety of secondary structures, including those having a porous, hollow, or core–sheath structure. Due to many attributes including their large specific surface area and high porosity, electrospun nanofibers are suitable for biosensing and environmental monitoring. This book chapter discusses the different methods of nanofiber preparations and the challenges involved, recent research progress in electrospun nanofibers, and the ways to commercialize these nanofiber materials.
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- Mona A. Mohamed
- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, Egyptian Drug Authority Giza Egypt
- Biomedical Engineering University of Southern California Los Angeles USA
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- Analytical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy Cairo University, Kasr-El Aini Street Cairo 11562 Egypt
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- Analytical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy Cairo University, Kasr-El Aini Street Cairo 11562 Egypt
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Xu T, Wang J, Zhao S, Chen D, Zhang H, Fang Y, Kong N, Zhou Z, Li W, Wang H. Accelerating the prediction and discovery of peptide hydrogels with human-in-the-loop. Nat Commun 2023; 14:3880. [PMID: 37391398 PMCID: PMC10313671 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-39648-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 07/02/2023] Open
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The amino acid sequences of peptides determine their self-assembling properties. Accurate prediction of peptidic hydrogel formation, however, remains a challenging task. This work describes an interactive approach involving the mutual information exchange between experiment and machine learning for robust prediction and design of (tetra)peptide hydrogels. We chemically synthesize more than 160 natural tetrapeptides and evaluate their hydrogel-forming ability, and then employ machine learning-experiment iterative loops to improve the accuracy of the gelation prediction. We construct a score function coupling the aggregation propensity, hydrophobicity, and gelation corrector Cg, and generate an 8,000-sequence library, within which the success rate of predicting hydrogel formation reaches 87.1%. Notably, the de novo-designed peptide hydrogel selected from this work boosts the immune response of the receptor binding domain of SARS-CoV-2 in the mice model. Our approach taps into the potential of machine learning for predicting peptide hydrogelator and significantly expands the scope of natural peptide hydrogels.
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- Tengyan Xu
- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
- Institute of Natural Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Research Center for the Industries of the Future, Westlake University, No. 600 Dunyu Road, Sandun Town, Xihu District, Hangzhou, 310030, Zhejiang Province, China
- Institute of Advanced Technology, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
- School of Engineering, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
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- School of Engineering, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Research Center for the Industries of the Future, Westlake University, No. 600 Dunyu Road, Sandun Town, Xihu District, Hangzhou, 310030, Zhejiang Province, China.
- Institute of Advanced Technology, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024, Zhejiang Province, China.
- School of Engineering, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024, Zhejiang Province, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024, Zhejiang Province, China.
- Institute of Natural Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024, Zhejiang Province, China.
- Research Center for the Industries of the Future, Westlake University, No. 600 Dunyu Road, Sandun Town, Xihu District, Hangzhou, 310030, Zhejiang Province, China.
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Zhu Y, Shmidov Y, Harris EA, Theus MH, Bitton R, Matson JB. Activating hidden signals by mimicking cryptic sites in a synthetic extracellular matrix. Nat Commun 2023; 14:3635. [PMID: 37336876 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-39349-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023] Open
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Cryptic sites are short signaling peptides buried within the native extracellular matrix (ECM). Enzymatic cleavage of an ECM protein reveals these hidden peptide sequences, which interact with surface receptors to control cell behavior. Materials that mimic this dynamic interplay between cells and their surroundings via cryptic sites could enable application of this endogenous signaling phenomenon in synthetic ECM hydrogels. We demonstrate that depsipeptides ("switch peptides") can undergo enzyme-triggered changes in their primary sequence, with proof-of-principle studies showing how trypsin-triggered primary sequence rearrangement forms the bioadhesive pentapeptide YIGSR. We then engineered cryptic site-mimetic synthetic ECM hydrogels that experienced a cell-initiated gain of bioactivity. Responding to the endothelial cell surface enzyme aminopeptidase N, the inert matrix transformed into an adhesive synthetic ECM capable of supporting endothelial cell growth. This modular system enables dynamic reciprocity in synthetic ECMs, reproducing the natural symbiosis between cells and their matrix through inclusion of tunable hidden signals.
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- Yumeng Zhu
- Department of Chemistry and Macromolecules Innovation Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
- Center for Engineered Health, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
- Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
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- Department of Chemistry and Macromolecules Innovation Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
- Center for Engineered Health, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
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Cheng H, Liu R, Zhang R, Huang L, Yuan Q. Recent advances in supramolecular self-assembly derived materials for high-performance supercapacitors. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2023; 5:2394-2412. [PMID: 37143817 PMCID: PMC10153478 DOI: 10.1039/d3na00067b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The key preponderance of supramolecular self-assembly strategy is its ability to precisely assemble various functional units at the molecular level through non-covalent bonds to form multifunctional materials. Supramolecular materials have the merits of diverse functional groups, flexible structure, and unique self-healing properties, which make them of great value in the field of energy storage. This paper reviews the latest research progress of the supramolecular self-assembly strategy for the advanced electrode materials and electrolytes for supercapacitors, including supramolecular self-assembly for the preparation of high-performance carbon materials, metal-based materials and conductive polymer materials, and its beneficial effects on the performance of supercapacitors. The preparation of high performance supramolecular polymer electrolytes and their application in flexible wearable devices and high energy density supercapacitors are also discussed in detail. In addition, at the end of this paper, the challenges of the supramolecular self-assembly strategy are summarized and the development of supramolecular-derived materials for supercapacitors is prospected.
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- Honghong Cheng
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Guangdong University of Education Guangzhou 510800 P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Guangdong University of Education Guangzhou 510800 P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Guangdong University of Education Guangzhou 510800 P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Guangdong University of Education Guangzhou 510800 P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Guangdong University of Education Guangzhou 510800 P.R. China
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Kaygisiz K, Ender AM, Gačanin J, Kaczmarek LA, Koutsouras DA, Nalakath AN, Winterwerber P, Mayer FJ, Räder HJ, Marszalek T, Blom PWM, Synatschke CV, Weil T. Photoinduced Amyloid Fibril Degradation for Controlled Cell Patterning. Macromol Biosci 2023; 23:e2200294. [PMID: 36281903 DOI: 10.1002/mabi.202200294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Revised: 10/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Amyloid-like fibrils are a special class of self-assembling peptides that emerge as a promising nanomaterial with rich bioactivity for applications such as cell adhesion and growth. Unlike the extracellular matrix, the intrinsically stable amyloid-like fibrils do not respond nor adapt to stimuli of their natural environment. Here, a self-assembling motif (CKFKFQF), in which a photosensitive o-nitrobenzyl linker (PCL) is inserted, is designed. This peptide (CKFK-PCL-FQF) assembles into amyloid-like fibrils comparable to the unsubstituted CKFKFQF and reveals a strong response to UV-light. After UV irradiation, the secondary structure of the fibrils, fibril morphology, and bioactivity are lost. Thus, coating surfaces with the pre-formed fibrils and exposing them to UV-light through a photomask generate well-defined areas with patterns of intact and destroyed fibrillar morphology. The unexposed, fibril-coated surface areas retain their ability to support cell adhesion in culture, in contrast to the light-exposed regions, where the cell-supportive fibril morphology is destroyed. Consequently, the photoresponsive peptide nanofibrils provide a facile and efficient way of cell patterning, exemplarily demonstrated for A549, Chinese Hamster Ovary, and Raw Dual type cells. This study introduces photoresponsive amyloid-like fibrils as adaptive functional materials to precisely arrange cells on surfaces.
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- Kübra Kaygisiz
- Department Synthesis of Macromolecules, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Department Synthesis of Macromolecules, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Department Synthesis of Macromolecules, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Department Synthesis of Macromolecules, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Electronics, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Electronics, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Department Synthesis of Macromolecules, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Department Synthesis of Macromolecules, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Department Synthesis of Macromolecules, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Electronics, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany.,Department of Molecular Physics, Faculty of Chemistry, Lodz University of Technology, Zeromskiego 116, Lodz, 90-924, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Electronics, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Department Synthesis of Macromolecules, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Department Synthesis of Macromolecules, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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Bao J, Tu H, Li J, Li Y, Yu S, Gao J, Lei K, Zhang F, Li J. Applications of phase change materials in smart drug delivery for cancer treatment. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:991005. [PMID: 36172021 PMCID: PMC9510677 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.991005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Phase change materials (PCMs) are materials that are stimulated by the external enthalpy change (temperature) to realize solid-liquid and liquid-solid phase transformation. Due to temperature sensitivity, friendly modification, and low toxicity, PCMs have been widely used in smart drug delivery. More often than not, the drug was encapsulated in a solid PCMs matrix, a thermally responsive material. After the trigger implementation, PCMs change into a solid-liquid phase, and the loading drug is released accordingly. Therefore, PCMs can achieve precise release control with different temperature adjustments, which is especially important for small molecular drugs with severe side effects. The combination of drug therapy and hyperthermia through PCMs can achieve more accurate and effective treatment of tumor target areas. This study briefly summarizes the latest developments on PCMs as smart gate-keepers for anti-tumor applications in light of PCMs becoming a research hot spot in the nanomedicine sector in recent years.
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- Jianfeng Bao
- School of Medical Technology and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
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- School of Medical Technology and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
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- Office of Science & Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
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- School of Medical Technology and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
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- School of Medical Technology and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
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- School of Medical Technology and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
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- School of Medical Technology and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
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- School of Medical Technology and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
- *Correspondence: Fengshou Zhang, ; Jinghua Li,
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- School of Medical Technology and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China
- *Correspondence: Fengshou Zhang, ; Jinghua Li,
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Short Peptide-Based Smart Thixotropic Hydrogels †. Gels 2022; 8:gels8090569. [PMID: 36135280 PMCID: PMC9498505 DOI: 10.3390/gels8090569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Revised: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 09/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Thixotropy is a fascinating feature present in many gel systems that has garnered a lot of attention in the medical field in recent decades. When shear stress is applied, the gel transforms into sol and immediately returns to its original state when resting. The thixotropic nature of the hydrogel has inspired scientists to entrap and release enzymes, therapeutics, and other substances inside the human body, where the gel acts as a drug reservoir and can sustainably release therapeutics. Furthermore, thixotropic hydrogels have been widely used in various therapeutic applications, including drug delivery, cornea regeneration and osteogenesis, to name a few. Because of their inherent biocompatibility and structural diversity, peptides are at the forefront of cutting-edge research in this context. This review will discuss the rational design and self-assembly of peptide-based thixotropic hydrogels with some representative examples, followed by their biomedical applications.
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Huang S, Hong X, Zhao M, Liu N, Liu H, Zhao J, Shao L, Xue W, Zhang H, Zhu P, Guo R. Nanocomposite hydrogels for biomedical applications. Bioeng Transl Med 2022; 7:e10315. [PMID: 36176618 PMCID: PMC9471997 DOI: 10.1002/btm2.10315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2021] [Revised: 03/20/2022] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Nanomaterials' unique structures at the nanometer level determine their incredible functions, and based on this, they can be widely used in the field of nanomedicine. However, nanomaterials do possess disadvantages that cannot be ignored, such as burst release, rapid elimination, and poor bioadhesion. Hydrogels are scaffolds with three-dimensional structures, and they exhibit good biocompatibility and drug release capacity. Hydrogels are also associated with disadvantages for biomedical applications such as poor anti-tumor capability, weak bioimaging capability, limited responsiveness, and so on. Incorporating nanomaterials into the 3D hydrogel network through physical or chemical covalent action may be an effective method to avoid their disadvantages. In nanocomposite hydrogel systems, multifunctional nanomaterials often work as the function core, giving the hydrogels a variety of properties (such as photo-thermal conversion, magnetothermal conversion, conductivity, targeting tumor, etc.). While, hydrogels can effectively improve the retention effect of nanomaterials and make the nanoparticles have good plasticity to adapt to various biomedical applications (such as various biosensors). Nanocomposite hydrogel systems have broad application prospects in biomedicine. In this review, we comprehensively summarize and discuss the most recent advances of nanomaterials composite hydrogels in biomedicine, including drug and cell delivery, cancer treatment, tissue regeneration, biosensing, and bioimaging, and we also briefly discussed the current situation of their commoditization in biomedicine.
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- Shanghui Huang
- Key Laboratory of Biomaterials of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Guangdong Provincial Engineering and Technological Research Centre for Drug Carrier Development, Department of Biomedical EngineeringJinan UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Collaborative Innovation Centre for Optoelectronic Science & Technology, International Collaborative Laboratory of 2D Materials for Optoelectronics Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Micro‐Nano Photonic Information Technology, Guangdong Laboratory of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Economy (SZ)College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen UniversityShenzhenChina
- Shenzhen Eye Hospital, Shenzhen Eye Institute, Shenzhen Eye Hospital affiliated to Jinan University, School of Optometry, Shenzhen UniversityShenzhenChina
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- Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical SciencesGuangzhouChina
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- Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical SciencesGuangzhouChina
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- Key Laboratory of Biomaterials of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Guangdong Provincial Engineering and Technological Research Centre for Drug Carrier Development, Department of Biomedical EngineeringJinan UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Shenzhen Eye Hospital, Shenzhen Eye Institute, Shenzhen Eye Hospital affiliated to Jinan University, School of Optometry, Shenzhen UniversityShenzhenChina
- Department of OphthalmologyShenzhen People's Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University; The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology)ShenzhenChina
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- Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Key Laboratory of Biomaterials of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Guangdong Provincial Engineering and Technological Research Centre for Drug Carrier Development, Department of Biomedical EngineeringJinan UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Collaborative Innovation Centre for Optoelectronic Science & Technology, International Collaborative Laboratory of 2D Materials for Optoelectronics Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Micro‐Nano Photonic Information Technology, Guangdong Laboratory of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Economy (SZ)College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen UniversityShenzhenChina
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- Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical SciencesGuangzhouChina
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- Key Laboratory of Biomaterials of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Guangdong Provincial Engineering and Technological Research Centre for Drug Carrier Development, Department of Biomedical EngineeringJinan UniversityGuangzhouChina
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Wang Y, Yu X, Zhang H, Fan X, Zhang Y, Li Z, Miao YE, Zhang X, Liu T. Highly Stretchable, Soft, Low-Hysteresis, and Self-Healable Ionic Conductive Elastomers Enabled by Long, Functional Cross-Linkers. Macromolecules 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c00563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Yufei Wang
- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, PR China
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis, #08-03, Singapore 138634, Singapore
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, PR China
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, PR China
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Ranamalla SR, Porfire AS, Tomuță I, Banciu M. An Overview of the Supramolecular Systems for Gene and Drug Delivery in Tissue Regeneration. Pharmaceutics 2022; 14:pharmaceutics14081733. [PMID: 36015356 PMCID: PMC9412871 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14081733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 07/31/2022] [Accepted: 08/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
Abstract
Tissue regeneration is a prominent area of research, developing biomaterials aimed to be tunable, mechanistic scaffolds that mimic the physiological environment of the tissue. These biomaterials are projected to effectively possess similar chemical and biological properties, while at the same time are required to be safely and quickly degradable in the body once the desired restoration is achieved. Supramolecular systems composed of reversible, non-covalently connected, self-assembly units that respond to biological stimuli and signal cells have efficiently been developed as preferred biomaterials. Their biocompatibility and the ability to engineer the functionality have led to promising results in regenerative therapy. This review was intended to illuminate those who wish to envisage the niche translational research in regenerative therapy by summarizing the various explored types, chemistry, mechanisms, stimuli receptivity, and other advancements of supramolecular systems.
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- Saketh Reddy Ranamalla
- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Bio Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400010 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Doctoral School in Integrative Biology, Faculty of Biology and Geology, “Babeș-Bolyai” University, 400015 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Bio Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400010 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Bio Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400010 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Center of Systems Biology, Biodiversity and Bioresources, Faculty of Biology and Geology, “Babeș-Bolyai” University, 400015 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Mashiyama Y, Hasunuma Y, Fujimori A. Correlation between Chirality and Spherical Particle Formation Related to the Loss of Function of Thixotropic Additive Molecules. ChemistrySelect 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202200918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Yuki Mashiyama
- Graduate School of Science and Engineering Saitama University, 255 Shimo-okubo, Sakura-ku Saitama 338-8570 Japan
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- Faculty of Engineering Saitama University, 255 Shimo-okubo, Sakura-ku Saitama 338-8570 Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering Saitama University, 255 Shimo-okubo, Sakura-ku Saitama 338-8570 Japan
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V D, P J S, Rajeev N, S AL, Chandran A, G B G, Sadanandan S. Recent Advances in Peptides-Based Stimuli-Responsive Materials for Biomedical and Therapeutic Applications: A Review. Mol Pharm 2022; 19:1999-2021. [PMID: 35730605 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.1c00983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Smart materials are engineered materials that have one or more properties that are introduced in a controlled fashion by surrounding stimuli. Engineering of biomacromolecules like proteins into a smart material call for meticulous artistry. Peptides have grabbed notable attention as a preferred source for smart materials in the medicinal field, promoted by their versatile chemical and biophysical attributes of biocompatibility, and biodegradability. Recent advances in the synthesis of multifunctional peptides have proliferated their application in diverse domains: agriculture, nanotechnology, medicines, biosensors, therapeutics, and soft robotics. Stimuli such as pH, temperature, light, metal ions, and enzymes have vitalized physicochemical properties of peptides by augmented sensitivity, stability, and selectivity. This review elucidates recent (2018-2021) advances in the design and synthesis of smart materials, from stimuli-responsive peptides followed by their biomedical and therapeutic applications.
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- Devika V
- Department of Chemistry, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri 690525, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri 690525, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri 690525, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri 690525, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri 690525, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri 690525, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri 690525, India
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Luo D, Lin X, Zhao Y, Hu J, Mo F, Song G, Zou Z, Wang F, Liu X. A dynamic DNA nanosponge for triggered amplification of gene-photodynamic modulation. Chem Sci 2022; 13:5155-5163. [PMID: 35655573 PMCID: PMC9093187 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc00459c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Nucleic acid therapeutics has reached clinical utility through modulating gene expression. As a potential oligonucleotide drug, DNAzyme has RNA-cleaving activity for gene silencing, but faces challenges due to the lack of a safe and effective delivery vehicle and low in vivo catalytic activity. Here we describe DNAzyme-mediated gene regulation using dynamic DNA nanomaterials with intrinsic biocompatibility, stability, tumor-targeted delivery and uptake, and self-enhanced efficacy. We assemble programmable DNA nanosponges to package and deliver diverse nucleic acid drugs and therapeutic agents such as aptamer, DNAzyme and its cofactor precursor, and photosensitizer in one pot through the rolling circle amplification reaction, formulating a controllable nanomedicine using encoded instructions. Upon environmental stimuli, DNAzyme activity increases and RNA cleavage accelerates by a supplementary catalytic cofactor. In addition, this approach induces elevated O2 and 1O2 generation as auxiliary treatment, achieving simultaneously self-enhanced gene-photodynamic cancer therapy. These findings may advance the clinical trial of oligonucleotide drugs as tools for gene modulation.
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- Dan Luo
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University 430072 Wuhan P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University 430072 Wuhan P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University 430072 Wuhan P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University 430072 Wuhan P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University 430072 Wuhan P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University 430072 Wuhan P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University 430072 Wuhan P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University 430072 Wuhan P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University 430072 Wuhan P. R. China
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Xiang Z, Liu T, Wang H, Chen G, Zhu X, Hao T, Ran J, Yang C. Rational design of a supramolecular hydrogel with customizable pH-responsiveness on the basis of pH-induced ionization/protonation transition of BSA. SOFT MATTER 2022; 18:3157-3167. [PMID: 35380147 DOI: 10.1039/d1sm01589c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Developing customizable pH-responsiveness for supramolecular hydrogels is of great significance and has drawn tremendous attention. Through systematic simulation analysis, we formulated a simple supramolecular hydrogel (i.e., poly(AAm-co-NaSS)/BSA on the basis of electrostatic interaction between the sulfonate groups of poly(AAm-co-NaSS) and the protonated side groups of BSA, and proposed a novel pH-responsive mode for it: changing the internal electric charge composition of the hydrogel through pH-induced ionization/protonation transition of BSA, thereby regulating the structural stability/shrinkage/extension of the supramolecular network. On basis of this theory, the pH-responsiveness of the poly(AAm-co-NaSS)/BSA hydrogel, in principle, could be pre-designed by adjusting the initial BSA/NaSS ratio. In this regard, we fabricated a poly(AAm-co-NaSS)/BSA hydrogel prototype with a BSA/NaSS ratio of 1/57 and investigated its rheological/swelling/disassembling behavior under different pH conditions (1.7, 4.7, 7.7, 10.7, and 13.7). In addition, we also prepared two capecitabine-loaded poly(AAm-co-NaSS)/BSA hydrogel prototypes with BSA/NaSS ratios of 1/57 and 1/102 respectively at pH 4.0, and compared their drug release behavior in SGF and SIF. Finally, the experimental results fitted well with our theoretical expectations, which testified the rationality of our assumption. Thus, we believed that the poly(AAm-co-NaSS)/BSA supramolecular hydrogel could find diverse applications in the future.
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- Zhouxuan Xiang
- College of Biological & Pharmaceutical Sciences, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443002, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430000, China.
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- College of Biological & Pharmaceutical Sciences, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443002, China.
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- College of Biological & Pharmaceutical Sciences, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443002, China.
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- College of Biological & Pharmaceutical Sciences, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443002, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430000, China.
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- College of Biological & Pharmaceutical Sciences, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443002, China.
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- College of Biological & Pharmaceutical Sciences, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443002, China.
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Sun Y, Li X, Zhao M, Chen Y, Xu Y, Wang K, Bian S, Jiang Q, Fan Y, Zhang X. Bioinspired supramolecular nanofiber hydrogel through self-assembly of biphenyl-tripeptide for tissue engineering. Bioact Mater 2022; 8:396-408. [PMID: 34541409 PMCID: PMC8429915 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2021.05.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Revised: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Supramolecular nanofiber peptide assemblies had been used to construct functional hydrogel biomaterials and achieved great progress. Here, a new class of biphenyl-tripeptides with different C-terminal amino acids sequences transposition were developed, which could self-assemble to form robust supramolecular nanofiber hydrogels from 0.7 to 13.8 kPa at ultra-low weight percent (about 0.27 wt%). Using molecular dynamics simulations to interrogate the physicochemical properties of designed biphenyl-tripeptide sequences in atomic detail, reasonable hydrogen bond interactions and "FF" brick (phenylalanine-phenylalanine) promoted the formation of supramolecular fibrous hydrogels. The biomechanical properties and intermolecular interactions were also analyzed by rheology and spectroscopy analysis to optimize amino acid sequence. Enhanced L929 cells adhesion and proliferation demonstrated good biocompatibility of the hydrogels. The storage modulus of BPAA-AFF with 10 nm nanofibers self-assembling was around 13.8 kPa, and the morphology was similar to natural extracellular matrix. These supramolecular nanofiber hydrogels could effectively support chondrocytes spreading and proliferation, and specifically enhance chondrogenic related genes expression and chondrogenic matrix secretion. Such biomimetic supramolecular short peptide biomaterials hold great potential in regenerative medicine as promising innovative matrices because of their simple and regular molecular structure and excellent biological performance.
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- Yong Sun
- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, PR China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, PR China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, PR China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, PR China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, PR China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, PR China
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- Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, PR China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, PR China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, PR China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, PR China
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Xu R, Zhao X, Ma S, Ma Z, Wang R, Cai M, Zhou F. Hydrogen bonding induced enhancement for constructing anisotropic sugarcane composite hydrogels. J Appl Polym Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/app.51374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Rongnian Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Lanzhou China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Lanzhou China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Lanzhou China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Lanzhou China
- High‐end Equipment Lubrication Protection and Surface Engineering Technology and Materials Yantai Zhongke Research Institute of Advanced Materials and Green Chemical Engineering Yantai China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Lanzhou China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Lanzhou China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Lanzhou China
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Ender AM, Kaygisiz K, Räder HJ, Mayer FJ, Synatschke CV, Weil T. Cell-Instructive Surface Gradients of Photoresponsive Amyloid-like Fibrils. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2021; 7:4798-4808. [PMID: 34515483 PMCID: PMC8512672 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.1c00889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Gradients of bioactive molecules play a crucial role in various biological processes like vascularization, tissue regeneration, or cell migration. To study these complex biological systems, it is necessary to control the concentration of bioactive molecules on their substrates. Here, we created a photochemical strategy to generate gradients using amyloid-like fibrils as scaffolds functionalized with a model epitope, that is, the integrin-binding peptide RGD, to modulate cell adhesion. The self-assembling β-sheet forming peptide (CKFKFQF) was connected to the RGD epitope via a photosensitive nitrobenzyl linker and assembled into photoresponsive nanofibrils. The fibrils were spray-coated on glass substrates and macroscopic gradients were generated by UV-light over a centimeter-scale. We confirmed the gradient formation using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectroscopy imaging (MALDI-MSI), which directly visualizes the molecular species on the surface. The RGD gradient was used to instruct cells. In consequence, A549 adapted their adhesion properties in dependence of the RGD-epitope density.
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- Adriana Maria Ender
- Department Synthesis of Macromolecules, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department Synthesis of Macromolecules, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department Synthesis of Macromolecules, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department Synthesis of Macromolecules, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department Synthesis of Macromolecules, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department Synthesis of Macromolecules, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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Hebel M, Gačanin J, Lückerath T, Ng DYW, Weil T. Controlling Polymer Morphologies by Intramolecular and Intermolecular Dynamic Covalent Iron(III)/Catechol Complexation-From Polypeptide Single Chain Nanoparticles to Hydrogels. Macromol Rapid Commun 2021; 43:e2100413. [PMID: 34469614 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202100413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Revised: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Responsive biomaterials, tunable from the molecular to the macroscopic scale, are attractive for various applications in nanotechnology. Herein, a long polypeptide chain derived from the abundant serum protein human serum albumin is cross-linked by dynamic-coordinative iron(III)/catechol bonds. By tuning the binding stoichiometry and the pH, reversible intramolecular folding into polypeptide nanoparticles with controllable sizes is achieved. Moreover, upon varying the stoichiometry, intermolecular cross-links become predominant yielding smart and tunable macroscopic protein hydrogels. By adjusting the intra- and intermolecular interactions, biocompatible and biodegradable materials are formed with varying morphologies and dimensions covering several lengths scales featuring rapid gelation without toxic reagents, fast and autonomous self-healing, tunable mechanical properties, and high adaptability to local environmental conditions. Such material characteristics can be particularly attractive for tissue engineering approaches to recreate soft tissues matrices with highly customizable features in a fast and simple fashion.
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- Marco Hebel
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, Ulm, 89081, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, Ulm, 89081, Germany.,Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, Mainz, 55128, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, Ulm, 89081, Germany.,Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, Mainz, 55128, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, Mainz, 55128, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, Ulm, 89081, Germany.,Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, Mainz, 55128, Germany
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Pishavar E, Khosravi F, Naserifar M, Rezvani Ghomi E, Luo H, Zavan B, Seifalian A, Ramakrishna S. Multifunctional and Self-Healable Intelligent Hydrogels for Cancer Drug Delivery and Promoting Tissue Regeneration In Vivo. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:2680. [PMID: 34451220 PMCID: PMC8399012 DOI: 10.3390/polym13162680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2021] [Revised: 08/08/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Regenerative medicine seeks to assess how materials fundamentally affect cellular functions to improve retaining, restoring, and revitalizing damaged tissues and cancer therapy. As potential candidates in regenerative medicine, hydrogels have attracted much attention due to mimicking of native cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) in cell biology, tissue engineering, and drug screening over the past two decades. In addition, hydrogels with a high capacity for drug loading and sustained release profile are applicable in drug delivery systems. Recently, self-healing supramolecular hydrogels, as a novel class of biomaterials, are being used in preclinical trials with benefits such as biocompatibility, native tissue mimicry, and injectability via a reversible crosslink. Meanwhile, the localized therapeutics agent delivery is beneficial due to the ability to deliver more doses of therapeutic agents to the targeted site and the ability to overcome post-surgical complications, inflammation, and infections. These highly potential materials can help address the limitations of current drug delivery systems and the high clinical demand for customized drug release systems. To this aim, the current review presents the state-of-the-art progress of multifunctional and self-healable hydrogels for a broad range of applications in cancer therapy, tissue engineering, and regenerative medicine.
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- Elham Pishavar
- Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad 91735, Iran;
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- Center for Nanotechnology and Sustainability, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117581, Singapore;
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- Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad 91735, Iran;
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- Center for Nanotechnology and Sustainability, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117581, Singapore;
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- Engineering Research Center in Biomaterials, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China;
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- Department of Morphology, Experimental Medicine and Surgery, University of Ferrara, Via Fossato di Mortara 70, 44121 Ferrara, Italy;
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- UCL Medical School, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK;
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- Center for Nanotechnology and Sustainability, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117581, Singapore;
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Zhang L, Wang D, Xu L, Zhang A. A supramolecular polymer with ultra-stretchable, notch-insensitive, rapid self-healing and adhesive properties. Polym Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0py01536a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Supramolecular elastomers, possessing excellent mechanical, reusable adhesivity, and rapid self-healing properties, are essential for use in various applications.
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- Lun Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Polymers Materials Engineering of China
- Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610065
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymers Materials Engineering of China
- Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610065
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymers Materials Engineering of China
- Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610065
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymers Materials Engineering of China
- Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610065
- China
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Zhu Y, Lin L, Chen Y, Song Y, Lu W, Guo Y. Extreme Temperature-Tolerant Conductive Gel with Antibacterial Activity for Flexible Dual-Response Sensors. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:56470-56479. [PMID: 33270426 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c17242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Flexible sensors based on conductive hydrogel show great potential in electronic skin and human-machine interface. However, pure water in hydrogel inevitably freezes or rapidly evaporates under extreme temperatures, leading to inadequate fulfillment of sensor performances. Herein, a well-designed strategy is reported for fabricating extreme temperature-tolerant gel-based sensors. By immersing a gelatin/polyacrylamide (PAAm)-clay composite (GC) hydrogel into a ZnCl2/water/glycerol system, a phase-transition-tunable gel (PTTGC gel) is obtained with outstanding antifreezing (-82 °C) and long-lasting moisture (70 °C, more than 40 days) properties. Meanwhile, the gel also presents good antibacterial activity and biocompatibility attributing to Zn2+ and gelatin, respectively. Then, a dual-response sensor with a wide operating temperature (-60 to 60 °C) is proposed, presenting high stress and temperature sensitivities and long-term stability. The sensor will meet the needs of the human-machine interface for scientific investigation and data monitoring in polar, desert, etc.
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- Yi Zhu
- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Material, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- Hangzhou Research Institute of Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310000, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Technology Innovation Center for Exploitation of Marine Biological Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Material, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- Hangzhou Research Institute of Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310000, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Hangzhou Research Institute of Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Material, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- Hangzhou Research Institute of Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Material, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- Hangzhou Research Institute of Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310000, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Kubota R, Torigoe S, Liu S, Hamachi I. In Situ Real-time Confocal Imaging of a Self-assembling Peptide-grafted Polymer Showing pH-responsive Hydrogelation. CHEM LETT 2020. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.200513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Ryou Kubota
- Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
- JST-ERATO, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8530, Japan
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Bei Z, Lei Y, Lv R, Huang Y, Chen Y, Zhu C, Cai S, Zhao D, You Q, Cao Y, Zhang X. Elytra-Mimetic Aligned Composites with Air-Water-Responsive Self-Healing and Self-Growing Capability. ACS NANO 2020; 14:12546-12557. [PMID: 32813499 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c02549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Room-temperature self-healing and self-growing of the exoskeleton with aligned structures in insects has few analogs in synthetic materials. Insect cuticle, such as elytra in beetles, with a typical lightweight lamellar structure, has shown this capability, which is attributed to the accumulation of phenol oxidase with polyphenol and amine-rich compounds in the hard cuticle. In this study, laminar-structure-based intelligence is imitated by incorporating adaptable and growable pyrogallol (PG)-borax dynamic-covalent bonds into a poly(acrylamide)-clay network. The events that lead to crack formation and water accumulation quickly trigger the deprotection of PG. Subsequently, atmospheric O2, as a regeneration source, activates PG oxidative self-polymerization. Multiple permanent and dynamic cross-links, with the involvement of the sacrificed borax, and initiation of a series of intelligent responses occur. The fabricated composites with an aligned lamellar structure exhibit outstanding characteristics, such as air/water-triggered superstrong adhesion, self-repairing, self-sealing and resealing, and reprocessing. Moreover, the strategy endows the composites with a self-growing capability, which leads to a 4- to 10-fold increase in its strength in an outdoor climate (up to 51 MPa). This study could lead to advances in the development of air/water-responsive composite materials for applications such as adaptive barriers.
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- Zhongwu Bei
- Institute for Interdisciplinary Research and Department of Polymer Science, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056 People's Republic of China
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- Institute for Interdisciplinary Research and Department of Polymer Science, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056 People's Republic of China
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- Institute for Interdisciplinary Research and Department of Polymer Science, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056 People's Republic of China
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- Institute for Interdisciplinary Research and Department of Polymer Science, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056 People's Republic of China
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- Institute for Interdisciplinary Research and Department of Polymer Science, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056 People's Republic of China
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- Institute for Interdisciplinary Research and Department of Polymer Science, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056 People's Republic of China
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- Institute for Interdisciplinary Research and Department of Polymer Science, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056 People's Republic of China
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- Institute for Interdisciplinary Research and Department of Polymer Science, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056 People's Republic of China
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- Institute for Interdisciplinary Research and Department of Polymer Science, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056 People's Republic of China
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- Institute for Interdisciplinary Research and Department of Polymer Science, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056 People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education and Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072 People's Republic of China
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Uchida N, Muraoka T. Current Progress in Cross-Linked Peptide Self-Assemblies. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E7577. [PMID: 33066439 PMCID: PMC7589166 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21207577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Revised: 10/06/2020] [Accepted: 10/09/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Peptide-based fibrous supramolecular assemblies represent an emerging class of biomaterials that can realize various bioactivities and structures. Recently, a variety of peptide fibers with attractive functions have been designed together with the discovery of many peptide-based self-assembly units. Cross-linking of the peptide fibers is a key strategy to improve the functions of these materials. The cross-linking of peptide fibers forming three-dimensional networks in a dispersion can lead to changes in physical and chemical properties. Hydrogelation is a typical change caused by cross-linking, which makes it applicable to biomaterials such as cell scaffold materials. Cross-linking methods, which have been conventionally developed using water-soluble covalent polymers, are also useful in supramolecular peptide fibers. In the case of peptide fibers, unique cross-linking strategies can be designed by taking advantage of the functions of amino acids. This review focuses on the current progress in the design of cross-linked peptide fibers and their applications.
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- Noriyuki Uchida
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 2-24-16 Naka-cho, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 2-24-16 Naka-cho, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan
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Azimi B, Maleki H, Zavagna L, De la Ossa JG, Linari S, Lazzeri A, Danti S. Bio-Based Electrospun Fibers for Wound Healing. J Funct Biomater 2020; 11:E67. [PMID: 32971968 PMCID: PMC7563280 DOI: 10.3390/jfb11030067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2020] [Revised: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Being designated to protect other tissues, skin is the first and largest human body organ to be injured and for this reason, it is accredited with a high capacity for self-repairing. However, in the case of profound lesions or large surface loss, the natural wound healing process may be ineffective or insufficient, leading to detrimental and painful conditions that require repair adjuvants and tissue substitutes. In addition to the conventional wound care options, biodegradable polymers, both synthetic and biologic origin, are gaining increased importance for their high biocompatibility, biodegradation, and bioactive properties, such as antimicrobial, immunomodulatory, cell proliferative, and angiogenic. To create a microenvironment suitable for the healing process, a key property is the ability of a polymer to be spun into submicrometric fibers (e.g., via electrospinning), since they mimic the fibrous extracellular matrix and can support neo- tissue growth. A number of biodegradable polymers used in the biomedical sector comply with the definition of bio-based polymers (known also as biopolymers), which are recently being used in other industrial sectors for reducing the material and energy impact on the environment, as they are derived from renewable biological resources. In this review, after a description of the fundamental concepts of wound healing, with emphasis on advanced wound dressings, the recent developments of bio-based natural and synthetic electrospun structures for efficient wound healing applications are highlighted and discussed. This review aims to improve awareness on the use of bio-based polymers in medical devices.
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- Bahareh Azimi
- Interuniversity National Consortium of Materials Science and Technology (INSTM), 50121 Florence, Italy; (B.A.); (L.Z.); (A.L.)
- Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Carpet, University of Birjand, Birjand 9717434765, Iran
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- Interuniversity National Consortium of Materials Science and Technology (INSTM), 50121 Florence, Italy; (B.A.); (L.Z.); (A.L.)
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- Interuniversity National Consortium of Materials Science and Technology (INSTM), 50121 Florence, Italy; (B.A.); (L.Z.); (A.L.)
- Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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- Interuniversity National Consortium of Materials Science and Technology (INSTM), 50121 Florence, Italy; (B.A.); (L.Z.); (A.L.)
- Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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Polypeptide-based self-healing hydrogels: Design and biomedical applications. Acta Biomater 2020; 113:84-100. [PMID: 32634482 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2020.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2020] [Revised: 06/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Self-healing hydrogels can heal themselves on the damaged sites, which opens up a fascinating way for enhancing lifetimes of materials. Polypeptide/poly(amino acid) is a class of polymers in which natural amino acid monomers or derivatives are linked by amide bonds with a stable and similar secondary structure as natural proteins (α-helix or β-fold). They have the advantages of nontoxicity, biodegradability, and low immunogenicity as well as easy modification. All these properties make polypeptides extremely suitable for the preparation of self-healing hydrogels for biomedical applications. In this review, we mainly focus on the progress in the fabrication strategies of polypeptide-based self-healing hydrogels and their biomedical applications in the recent 5 years. Various crosslinking methods for the preparation of polypeptide-based self-healing hydrogels are first introduced, including host-guest interactions, hydrogen bonding, electrostatic interactions, supramolecular self-assembly of β-sheets, and reversible covalent bonds of imine and hydrazone as well as molecular multi-interactions. Some representative biomedical applications of these self-healing hydrogels such as delivery system, tissue engineering, 3D-bioprinting, antibacterial and wound healing as well as bioadhesion and hemostasis are also summarized. Current challenges and perspectives in future for these "smart" hydrogels are proposed at the end . STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Polypeptides with the advantages of nontoxicity, biodegradability, hydrophilicity and low immunogenicity, are extremely suitable for the preparation of self-healing hydrogels in biomedical applications. Recently, the researches of polypeptide-based self-healing hydrogel have drawn the great attentions for scientists and engineers. A review to summarize the recent progress in design and biomedical applications of these polypeptide-based self-healing hydrogels is highly needed. In this review, we mainly focus on the progress in fabrication strategies of polypeptide-based self-healing hydrogels and biomedical applications in recent five years and aim to draw the increased attention to the importance of these "smart" hydrogels, facilitating the advances in biomedical applications. We believe this work would draw interest from readers of Acta Biomaterialia.
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Yang Z, Xu H, Zhao X. Designer Self-Assembling Peptide Hydrogels to Engineer 3D Cell Microenvironments for Cell Constructs Formation and Precise Oncology Remodeling in Ovarian Cancer. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2020; 7:1903718. [PMID: 32382486 PMCID: PMC7201262 DOI: 10.1002/advs.201903718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2019] [Revised: 02/08/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Designer self-assembling peptides form the entangled nanofiber networks in hydrogels by ionic-complementary self-assembly. This type of hydrogel has realistic biological and physiochemical properties to serve as biomimetic extracellular matrix (ECM) for biomedical applications. The advantages and benefits are distinct from natural hydrogels and other synthetic or semisynthetic hydrogels. Designer peptides provide diverse alternatives of main building blocks to form various functional nanostructures. The entangled nanofiber networks permit essential compositional complexity and heterogeneity of engineering cell microenvironments in comparison with other hydrogels, which may reconstruct the tumor microenvironments (TMEs) in 3D cell cultures and tissue-specific modeling in vitro. Either ovarian cancer progression or recurrence and relapse are involved in the multifaceted TMEs in addition to mesothelial cells, fibroblasts, endothelial cells, pericytes, immune cells, adipocytes, and the ECM. Based on the progress in common hydrogel products, this work focuses on the diverse designer self-assembling peptide hydrogels for instructive cell constructs in tissue-specific modeling and the precise oncology remodeling for ovarian cancer, which are issued by several research aspects in a 3D context. The advantages and significance of designer peptide hydrogels are discussed, and some common approaches and coming challenges are also addressed in current complex tumor diseases.
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- Zehong Yang
- West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic MedicineSichuan UniversityChengduSichuan610041P. R. China
- Institute for Nanobiomedical Technology and Membrane BiologyWest China HospitalSichuan UniversityChengduSichuan610041P. R. China
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- GL Biochem (Shanghai) Ltd.519 Ziyue Rd.Shanghai200241P. R. China
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- Institute for Nanobiomedical Technology and Membrane BiologyWest China HospitalSichuan UniversityChengduSichuan610041P. R. China
- Wenzhou InstituteUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Wenzhou Institute of Biomaterials & Engineering)WenzhouZhejiang325001P. R. China
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Lu S, Zhu L, Wang Q, Liu Z, Tang C, Sun H, Yang J, Qin G, Sun G, Chen Q. High-Strength Albumin Hydrogels With Hybrid Cross-Linking. Front Chem 2020; 8:106. [PMID: 32161748 PMCID: PMC7052378 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2020.00106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2019] [Accepted: 02/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Natural protein-based hydrogels possess excellent biocompatibility; however, most of them are weak or brittle. In the present work, high strength hybrid dual-crosslinking BSA gels (BSA DC gels), which have both chemical cross-linking and physical cross-linking, were fabricated by a facile photoreaction-heating process. BSA DC gels showed high transparency (light transmittance of ~90%) and high strength. At optimal conditions, BSA DC gel exhibited high compressive strength (σc,f) of 37.81 ± 2.61 MPa and tensile strength (σt,f) of 0.62 ± 0.078 MPa, showing it to be much stronger than physically cross-linked BSA gel (BSA PC gel) and chemically cross-linked BSA gel (BSA CC gel). More importantly, BSA DC gel displayed non-swelling properties while maintaining high strength in DI water, pH = 3.0, and pH = 10.0. Moreover, BSA DC gel also demonstrated large hysteresis, rapid self-recovery, and excellent fatigue resistance properties. It is believed that our BSA DC gel can potentially be applied in biomedical fields.
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- Shaoping Lu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE), Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, China
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Nazir R, Parida D, Guex AG, Rentsch D, Zarei A, Gooneie A, Salmeia KA, Yar KM, Alihosseini F, Sadeghpour A, Gaan S. Structurally Tunable pH-responsive Phosphine Oxide Based Gels by Facile Synthesis Strategy. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:7639-7649. [PMID: 31972075 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b22808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Design and synthesis of nanostructured responsive gels have attracted increasing attention, particularly in the biomedical domain. Polymer chain configurations and nanodomain sizes within the network can be used to steer their functions as drug carriers. Here, a catalyst-free facile one-step synthesis strategy is reported for the design of pH-responsive gels and controlled structures in nanoscale. Transparent and impurity free gels were directly synthesized from trivinylphosphine oxide (TVPO) and cyclic secondary diamine monomers via Michael addition polymerization under mild conditions. NMR analysis confirmed the consumption of all TVPO and the absence of side products, thereby eliminating post purification steps. The small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) elucidates the nanoscale structural features in gels, that is, it demonstrates the presence of collapsed nanodomains within gel networks and it was possible to tune the size of these domains by varying the amine monomers and the nature of the solvent. The fabricated gels demonstrate structure tunability via solvent-polymer interactions and pH specific drug release behavior. Three different anionic dyes (acid blue 80, acid blue 90, and fluorescein) of varying size and chemistry were incorporated into the hydrogel as model drugs and their release behavior was studied. Compared to acidic pH, a higher and faster release of acid blue 80 and fluorescein was observed at pH 10, possibly because of their increased solubility in alkaline pH. In addition, their release in phosphate buffered saline (PBS) and simulated body fluid (SBF) matrix was positively influenced by the ionic interaction with positively charged metal ions. In the case of hydrogel containing acid blue 90 a very low drug release (<1%) was observed, which is due to the reaction of its accessible free amino group with the vinyl groups of the TVPO. In vitro evaluation of the prepared hydrogel using human dermal fibroblasts indicates no cytotoxic effects, warranting further research for biomedical applications. Our strategy of such gel synthesis lays the basis for the design of other gel-based functional materials.
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- Rashid Nazir
- Laboratory of Advanced Fibers , Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology , Lerchenfeldstrasse 5 , CH-9014 St. Gallen , Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Advanced Fibers , Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology , Lerchenfeldstrasse 5 , CH-9014 St. Gallen , Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Biointerfaces and Laboratory for Biomimetic Membranes and Textiles , Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology , Lerchenfeldstrasse 5 , CH-9014 St. Gallen , Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Functional Polymers , Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology , Überlandstrasse 129 , 8600 Dübendorf , Switzerland
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- Department of Textile Engineering , Isfahan University of Technology , Isfahan , 84156-83111 , Iran
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- Laboratory of Advanced Fibers , Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology , Lerchenfeldstrasse 5 , CH-9014 St. Gallen , Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Advanced Fibers , Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology , Lerchenfeldstrasse 5 , CH-9014 St. Gallen , Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Advanced Fibers , Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology , Lerchenfeldstrasse 5 , CH-9014 St. Gallen , Switzerland
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- Department of Textile Engineering , Isfahan University of Technology , Isfahan , 84156-83111 , Iran
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- Center for X-Ray Analytics , Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology , Lerchenfeldstrasse 5 , CH-9014 St. Gallen , Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Advanced Fibers , Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology , Lerchenfeldstrasse 5 , CH-9014 St. Gallen , Switzerland
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Deng Z, Wang H, Ma PX, Guo B. Self-healing conductive hydrogels: preparation, properties and applications. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:1224-1246. [PMID: 31859313 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr09283h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 180] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Conductive hydrogels have generated great interest in biomedical and electrical fields. However, conventional conductive hydrogels usually lack self-healing properties, which might be unfavorable for their application. Conductive self-healing hydrogels with excellent performance for applications in the biomedical and electrical fields are growing in number. In this review paper, the progress related to conductive self-healing hydrogels is summarized. The self-healing mechanism is classified to demonstrate the design and synthesis of conductive self-healing hydrogels and their applications in tissue engineering, wound healing, electronic skin, sensors and self-repaired circuits are presented and discussed. The future development of conductive self-healing hydrogels and problems that need to be solved are also described.
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- Zexing Deng
- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China.
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Bao X, Si X, Ding X, Duan L, Xiao C. pH-responsive hydrogels based on the self-assembly of short polypeptides for controlled release of peptide and protein drugs. JOURNAL OF POLYMER RESEARCH 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10965-019-1953-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Hu J, Mo R, Jiang X, Sheng X, Zhang X. Towards mechanical robust yet self-healing polyurethane elastomers via combination of dynamic main chain and dangling quadruple hydrogen bonds. POLYMER 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2019.121912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Zhai Z, Xu K, Mei L, Wu C, Liu J, Liu Z, Wan L, Zhong W. Co-assembled supramolecular hydrogels of cell adhesive peptide and alginate for rapid hemostasis and efficacious wound healing. SOFT MATTER 2019; 15:8603-8610. [PMID: 31616890 DOI: 10.1039/c9sm01296f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Injectable hydrogels are promising materials for applications in non-compressive wound management. Yet difficulties remain for the fabrication of mechanically stable hydrogel materials with inherent functionalities in both hemostatic control and wound healing without additional supplements of growth factors. Herein, we reported the co-assembly of a cell adhesive peptide conjugate (Pept-1) and alginate (ALG), to confer supramolecular hydrogels with excellent mechanical properties and high efficacy in both hemostatic control and wound healing requiring no additional growth factors. The co-assembling process of Pept-1 and ALG, which was mediated by electrostatic interactions and metal chelation, afforded a composite hydrogel with denser nanofibrillar structures and better mechanical strength when comparing to the Pept-1 gel alone. As-prepared Pept-1/ALG hydrogels exhibited excellent injectability and thixotropic properties, making them ideal materials for wound dressing. The composite hydrogel induced fast hemostasis when spiked with whole blood in vitro, and reduced the amount of bleeding to ∼18% of the untreated control in a liver puncture mouse model. Meanwhile, it promoted adhesion and migration of fibroblast NIH3T3 cells in vitro, and accelerated the rate of wound healing in a full-thickness skin defect model of mice. In addition, the Pept-1/ALG hydrogel showed excellent biocompatibility with no obvious hemolytic activity. In future, the strategy of utilizing co-assembled nanostructures composed of biofunctional peptides and polysaccharides could be further exploited to construct a broad range of nanocomposite materials for a variety of biomedical applications.
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- Ziran Zhai
- Department of Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China.
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Zhang F, Hu C, Kong Q, Luo R, Wang Y. Peptide-/Drug-Directed Self-Assembly of Hybrid Polyurethane Hydrogels for Wound Healing. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:37147-37155. [PMID: 31513742 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b13708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Drug-loading hydrogels are promising candidates in the bioengineering research field; nevertheless, hydrophobic drug loading into a hydrophilic carrier system remains unsolved and is full of challenges. In this work, following the potential dual interactions between peptides and aromatic drugs, we developed a potent hybrid hydrogel formation method, namely, "peptide-/drug-directed self-assembly". The hybrid hydrogels were synthesized using polyethylene glycol (PEG)-based Fmoc-FF peptide hybrid polyurethane, in which curcumin could be encapsulated through self-assembly with Fmoc-FF peptide via π-π stacking. On the basis of this, curcumin loading capacity could be improved to as high as 3.3 wt % with sustained release. In addition, the curcumin loading enhanced the hydrogel mechanical properties from 4 kPa to over 10 kPa, similar to that of natural soft tissues. Furthermore, the hydrogels were injectable with self-healing properties since the Fmoc-FF peptide/curcumin coassembly was noncovalent and reversible. Spectroscopy results confirmed the existence of the coassembly of Fmoc-FF peptide/curcumin. Further in vivo experiments effectively demonstrated that the hydrogels could improve the cutaneous wound healing in a full-thickness skin defected model. This peptide-/drug-directed self-assembly of hybrid polyurethane hydrogel could be used as a promising platform for tissue-engineering scaffold and biomedical application.
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- Fanjun Zhang
- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials , Sichuan University , 29 Wangjiang Road , Chengdu 610064 , China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials , Sichuan University , 29 Wangjiang Road , Chengdu 610064 , China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials , Sichuan University , 29 Wangjiang Road , Chengdu 610064 , China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials , Sichuan University , 29 Wangjiang Road , Chengdu 610064 , China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials , Sichuan University , 29 Wangjiang Road , Chengdu 610064 , China
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Talebian S, Mehrali M, Taebnia N, Pennisi CP, Kadumudi FB, Foroughi J, Hasany M, Nikkhah M, Akbari M, Orive G, Dolatshahi‐Pirouz A. Self-Healing Hydrogels: The Next Paradigm Shift in Tissue Engineering? ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2019; 6:1801664. [PMID: 31453048 PMCID: PMC6702654 DOI: 10.1002/advs.201801664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 233] [Impact Index Per Article: 46.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2018] [Revised: 03/04/2019] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Given their durability and long-term stability, self-healable hydrogels have, in the past few years, emerged as promising replacements for the many brittle hydrogels currently being used in preclinical or clinical trials. To this end, the incompatibility between hydrogel toughness and rapid self-healing remains unaddressed, and therefore most of the self-healable hydrogels still face serious challenges within the dynamic and mechanically demanding environment of human organs/tissues. Furthermore, depending on the target tissue, the self-healing hydrogels must comply with a wide range of properties including electrical, biological, and mechanical. Notably, the incorporation of nanomaterials into double-network hydrogels is showing great promise as a feasible way to generate self-healable hydrogels with the above-mentioned attributes. Here, the recent progress in the development of multifunctional and self-healable hydrogels for various tissue engineering applications is discussed in detail. Their potential applications within the rapidly expanding areas of bioelectronic hydrogels, cyborganics, and soft robotics are further highlighted.
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- Sepehr Talebian
- Intelligent Polymer Research InstituteARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials ScienceAIIM FacilityUniversity of WollongongNSW2522Australia
- Illawarra Health and Medical Research InstituteUniversity of WollongongWollongongNSW2522Australia
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- DTU NanotechCenter for Intestinal Absorption and Transport of BiopharmaceuticalsTechnical University of DenmarkLyngby2800KgsDenmark
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- DTU NanotechCenter for Intestinal Absorption and Transport of BiopharmaceuticalsTechnical University of DenmarkLyngby2800KgsDenmark
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- Laboratory for Stem Cell ResearchDepartment of Health Science and TechnologyAalborg UniversityFredrik Bajers vej 3B9220AalborgDenmark
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- DTU NanotechCenter for Intestinal Absorption and Transport of BiopharmaceuticalsTechnical University of DenmarkLyngby2800KgsDenmark
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- Intelligent Polymer Research InstituteARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials ScienceAIIM FacilityUniversity of WollongongNSW2522Australia
- Illawarra Health and Medical Research InstituteUniversity of WollongongWollongongNSW2522Australia
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- DTU NanotechCenter for Intestinal Absorption and Transport of BiopharmaceuticalsTechnical University of DenmarkLyngby2800KgsDenmark
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- School of Biological Health and Systems Engineering (SBHSE)Arizona State UniversityTempeAZ85287USA
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- Laboratory for Innovations in MicroEngineering (LiME)Department of Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of VictoriaVictoriaBCV8P 5C2Canada
- Center for Biomedical ResearchUniversity of Victoria3800VictoriaCanada
- Center for Advanced Materials and Related TechnologiesUniversity of Victoria3800VictoriaCanada
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- NanoBioCel GroupLaboratory of PharmaceuticsSchool of PharmacyUniversity of the Basque Country UPV/EHUPaseo de la Universidad 701006Vitoria‐GasteizSpain
- Biomedical Research Networking Centre in BioengineeringBiomaterials, and Nanomedicine (CIBER‐BBN)Vitoria‐Gasteiz28029Spain
- University Institute for Regenerative Medicine and Oral Implantology – UIRMI (UPV/EHU‐Fundación Eduardo Anitua)Vitoria01007Spain
- BTI Biotechnology InstituteVitoria01007Spain
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- DTU NanotechCenter for Intestinal Absorption and Transport of BiopharmaceuticalsTechnical University of DenmarkLyngby2800KgsDenmark
- Department of Dentistry‐Regenerative BiomaterialsRadboud University Medical CenterPhilips van Leydenlaan 25Nijmegen6525EXThe Netherlands
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Pieszka M, Sobota AM, Gačanin J, Weil T, Ng DYW. Orthogonally Stimulated Assembly/Disassembly of Depsipeptides by Rational Chemical Design. Chembiochem 2019; 20:1376-1381. [PMID: 30690852 PMCID: PMC6593846 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201800781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Controlling the assembly and disassembly of cross-β-sheet-forming peptides is one of the predominant challenges for this class of supramolecular material. As they constitute a continuously propagating material, every atomic change can be exploited to bring about distinct responses at the architectural level. We report herein that, by using rational chemical design, serine and methionine can both be used as orthogonal chemical triggers to signal assembly/disassembly through their corresponding stimuli. Serine is used to construct an ester-bond oligopeptide that can undergo O,N-acyl rearrangement, whereas methionine is sensitive to oxidation by H2 O2 . Using the example peptide sequence, KIKISQINM, we demonstrate that assembly and disassembly can be independently controlled on demand.
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- Michaela Pieszka
- Synthesis of MacromoleculesMax Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchAckermannweg 1055128MainzGermany
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry IUlm UniversityAlbert-Einstein-Allee-1189081UlmGermany
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- Synthesis of MacromoleculesMax Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchAckermannweg 1055128MainzGermany
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- Synthesis of MacromoleculesMax Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchAckermannweg 1055128MainzGermany
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry IUlm UniversityAlbert-Einstein-Allee-1189081UlmGermany
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- Synthesis of MacromoleculesMax Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchAckermannweg 1055128MainzGermany
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry IUlm UniversityAlbert-Einstein-Allee-1189081UlmGermany
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- Synthesis of MacromoleculesMax Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchAckermannweg 1055128MainzGermany
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Wang R, Fu L, Liu J, Li H. Decorating protein hydrogels reversibly enables dynamic presentation and release of functional protein ligands on protein hydrogels. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:12703-12706. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cc06374a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Utilizing protein fragment reconstitution, we demonstrate the reversible and repeatable functionalization of protein hydrogels.
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- Ruidi Wang
- Department of Chemistry
- University of British Columbia
- Vancouver
- Canada
- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of British Columbia
- Vancouver
- Canada
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials
- College of Chemistry
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130012
- P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of British Columbia
- Vancouver
- Canada
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