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Ruppitsch LA, Ecker J, Koch T, Ehrmann K, Stampfl J, Liska R. Dynamic monomers for Hot Lithography: The
UPy
motif as a versatile tool towards stress relaxation, reprocessability, and
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printing. JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/pol.20220721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/31/2023]
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Ma J, Wen S, Yue Z. A stretchable and healable elastomer with shape memory capability based on multiple hydrogen bonds. RSC Adv 2022; 12:21512-21519. [PMID: 35975089 PMCID: PMC9347211 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra03250c] [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: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Although a wide range of self-healing materials have been reported by researchers, it is still a challenge to endow exceptional mechanical properties and shape memory characteristics simultaneously in a single material. Inspired by the structure of natural silk, herein, we have adopted a simple synthetic method to prepare a kind of elastomer (HM-PUs) with stiff, healable and shape memory capabilities assisted by multiple hydrogen bonds. The self-healing elastomer exhibits a maximum tensile strength of 39 MPa, toughness of 111.65 MJ m−3 and self-healing efficiency of 96%. Moreover, the recuperative efficiency of shape memory could reach 100%. The fundamental study of HM-PUs will facilitate the development of flexible electronics and medical materials. Although a wide range of self-healing materials have been reported by researchers, it is still a challenge to endow exceptional mechanical properties and shape memory characteristics simultaneously in a single material.![]()
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- Jiacheng Ma
- School of Mechanics and Civil & Architecture, Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an 710129 PR China
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- School of Mechanics and Civil & Architecture, Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an 710129 PR China
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- School of Mechanics and Civil & Architecture, Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an 710129 PR China
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Ganesh SD, Saha N, Zandraa O, Zuckermann RN, Sáha P. Peptoids and polypeptoids: biomimetic and bioinspired materials for biomedical applications. Polym Bull (Berl) 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s00289-016-1902-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Bentz KC, Walley SE, Savin DA. Solvent effects on modulus of poly(propylene oxide)-based organogels as measured by cavitation rheology. SOFT MATTER 2016; 12:4991-5001. [PMID: 27181162 DOI: 10.1039/c6sm00431h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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A series of novel organogels were synthesized from poly(propylene oxide) (PPO) functionalized with main chain urea moieties which provided rapid gelation and high moduli in a variety of solvents. Three different molecular weight PPOs were used in this study: 430, 2000, and 4000 g mol(-1), each with α,ω-amino-end groups. Four urea groups were introduced into the main chain by reaction with hexamethylene diisocyanate followed by subsequent reaction with a monofunctional alkyl or aromatic amine. This PPO/urea gelator was found to form gels in carbon tetrachloride, chloroform, dichloromethane, toluene, ethyl acetate, and tetrahydrofuran. Among these, carbon tetrachloride and toluene were found to be the best solvents for this system, resulting in perfectly clear gels with high moduli at low mass fraction for PPO-2000 systems. Flory-Huggins polymer-solvent interaction parameter, χ, was found to be a useful indicator of gel quality for these systems, with χCCl4/PPO-2000 < 0.5 and χtoluene/PPO-2000≈ 0.5. Systems with χ parameters >0.5 were found to form low moduli gels, indicating that for these systems, polymer-solvent interaction parameters can be a useful predictor of gel quality in different solvent systems.
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- Kyle C Bentz
- George & Josephine Butler Polymer Research Laboratory, Center for Macromolecular Science & Engineering, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.
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Ramos J, Arufe S, O'Flaherty R, Rooney D, Moreira R, Velasco-Torrijos T. Selective aliphatic/aromatic organogelation controlled by the side chain of serine amphiphiles. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra21391j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Structural modifications in the side chain of N-Fmoc-l-serine amphiphiles induce the selective gelation of either aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon solvents.
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- Jessica Ramos
- Department of Chemistry
- Maynooth University
- Maynooth
- Ireland
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
- Santiago de Compostela
- Spain
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- Department of Chemistry
- Maynooth University
- Maynooth
- Ireland
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
- Santiago de Compostela
- Spain
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Heinzmann C, Lamparth I, Rist K, Moszner N, Fiore GL, Weder C. Supramolecular Polymer Networks Made by Solvent-Free Copolymerization of a Liquid 2-Ureido-4[1H]-pyrimidinone Methacrylamide. Macromolecules 2015. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b02081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- Christian Heinzmann
- Adolphe
Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Ivoclar Vivadent
AG, Bendererstrasse 2, FL-9494 Schaan, Liechtenstein
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- Ivoclar Vivadent
AG, Bendererstrasse 2, FL-9494 Schaan, Liechtenstein
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- Ivoclar Vivadent
AG, Bendererstrasse 2, FL-9494 Schaan, Liechtenstein
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- Adolphe
Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Adolphe
Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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Lan Y, Corradini MG, Weiss RG, Raghavan SR, Rogers MA. To gel or not to gel: correlating molecular gelation with solvent parameters. Chem Soc Rev 2015; 44:6035-58. [PMID: 25941907 DOI: 10.1039/c5cs00136f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 208] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Rational design of small molecular gelators is an elusive and herculean task, despite the rapidly growing body of literature devoted to such gels over the past decade. The process of self-assembly, in molecular gels, is intricate and must balance parameters influencing solubility and those contrasting forces that govern epitaxial growth into axially symmetric elongated aggregates. Although the gelator-gelator interactions are of paramount importance in understanding gelation, the solvent-gelator specific (i.e., H-bonding) and nonspecific (dipole-dipole, dipole-induced and instantaneous dipole induced forces) intermolecular interactions are equally important. Solvent properties mediate the self-assembly of molecular gelators into their self-assembled fibrillar networks. Herein, solubility parameters of solvents, ranging from partition coefficients (log P), to Henry's law constants (HLC), to solvatochromic parameters (ET(30)), and Kamlet-Taft parameters (β, α and π), and to Hansen solubility parameters (δp, δd, δh), are correlated with the gelation ability of numerous classes of molecular gelators. Advanced solvent clustering techniques have led to the development of a priori tools that can identify the solvents that will be gelled and not gelled by molecular gelators. These tools will greatly aid in the development of novel gelators without solely relying on serendipitous discoveries. These tools illustrate that the quest for the universal gelator should be left in the hands of Don Quixote and as researchers we must focus on identifying gelators capable of gelling classes of solvents as there is likely no one gelator capable of gelling all solvents.
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- Y Lan
- School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
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Fei P, Wood SJ, Chen Y, Cavicchi KA. Maximum bubble pressure rheology of low molecular mass organogels. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2015; 31:492-498. [PMID: 25582128 DOI: 10.1021/la503832r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Maximum bubble pressure rheology is used to characterize organogels of 0.25 wt % 12-hydroxystearic acid (12-HSA) in mineral oil, 3 wt % (1,3:2,4) dibenzylidene sorbitol (DBS) in poly(ethylene glycol), and 1 wt % 1,3:2,4-bis(3,4-dimethylbenzylidene) sorbitol (DMDBS) in poly(ethylene glycol). The maximum pressure required to inflate a bubble at the end of capillary inserted in a gel is measured. This pressure is related to the gel modulus in the case of elastic cavitation and the gel modulus and toughness in the case of irreversible fracture. The 12-HSA/mineral oil gels are used to demonstrate that this is a facile technique useful for studying time-dependent gel formation and aging and the thermal transition from a gel to a solution. Comparison is made to both qualitative gel tilting measurements and quantitative oscillatory shear rheology to highlight the utility of this measurement and its complementary nature to oscillatory shear rheology. The DBS and DMDBS demonstrate the generality of this measurement to measure gel transition temperatures.
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- Pengzhan Fei
- Department of Polymer Engineering, The University of Akron , Akron, Ohio 44325-0301, United States
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Lalitha K, Prasad YS, Maheswari CU, Sridharan V, John G, Nagarajan S. Stimuli responsive hydrogels derived from a renewable resource: synthesis, self-assembly in water and application in drug delivery. J Mater Chem B 2015; 3:5560-5568. [DOI: 10.1039/c5tb00864f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We report coumarin-tris based hydrogel and curcumin encapsulated composite gel for stimuli responsive drug delivery applications.
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- Krishnamoorthy Lalitha
- Organic Synthesis Group
- Department of Chemistry & The Centre for Nanotechnology and Advanced Biomaterials
- School of Chemical and Biotechnology
- SASTRA University
- Thanjavur – 613401
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- Organic Synthesis Group
- Department of Chemistry & The Centre for Nanotechnology and Advanced Biomaterials
- School of Chemical and Biotechnology
- SASTRA University
- Thanjavur – 613401
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- Organic Synthesis Group
- Department of Chemistry & The Centre for Nanotechnology and Advanced Biomaterials
- School of Chemical and Biotechnology
- SASTRA University
- Thanjavur – 613401
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- Organic Synthesis Group
- Department of Chemistry & The Centre for Nanotechnology and Advanced Biomaterials
- School of Chemical and Biotechnology
- SASTRA University
- Thanjavur – 613401
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- Department of Chemistry
- the City College of New York
- New York
- USA
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- Organic Synthesis Group
- Department of Chemistry & The Centre for Nanotechnology and Advanced Biomaterials
- School of Chemical and Biotechnology
- SASTRA University
- Thanjavur – 613401
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Zhang L, Yang Y, Song Y, Yang H, Zhou G, Xin Y, You Z, Xuan Y. Nanoparticle Delivery Systems Reduce the Reproductive Toxicity of Docetaxel in Rodents. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1142/s1793984414410128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Various docetaxel (DTX)-loaded nanoparticle delivery systems have been designed to enhance the solubility and pharmacological effects of DTX. However, the toxicity changes of these nano-modified DTX (nano-DTX) are not yet clear enough. Herein, to compare the reproductive toxicity between conventional DTX and nano-DTX, we performed sperm toxicity test in mice, and fertility and early embryo-fetal developmental toxicity test in rats. It was found that DTX severely repressed spermatogenesis and sperm motility, and dramatically increased sperm abnormality in mice and rats. Moreover, DTX significantly decreased copulation, conception and fertility indexes in rats, and no positive pregnant female rat was obtained after treatment with DTX. However, nano-DTX significantly reduced DTX-induced toxicity to sperm. Most importantly, nano-DTX obviously converted DTX-induced fertility and early embryo-fetal developmental toxicity. Furthermore, organ weights and histopathology examination revealed DTX, but not nano-DTX, significantly decreased testis and epididymis weights, and induced obvious histopathological atrophy of testes and epididymides in rats. Further studies indicated that changed activity of lactate dehydrogenase C4 (LDH-C4) in rodents testes was mainly responsible for the above observations. These results strongly support the idea that DTX-loaded nanoformulations have the potential to overcome the reproductive toxicity of DTX.
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- Lijiang Zhang
- National Key Laboratory for Safety Evaluation of New Drugs, Center of Safety Evaluation, Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou 310053, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- Department of Cancer and Cell Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
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- National Key Laboratory for Safety Evaluation of New Drugs, Center of Safety Evaluation, Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou 310053, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory for Safety Evaluation of New Drugs, Center of Safety Evaluation, Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou 310053, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory for Safety Evaluation of New Drugs, Center of Safety Evaluation, Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou 310053, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory for Safety Evaluation of New Drugs, Center of Safety Evaluation, Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou 310053, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory for Safety Evaluation of New Drugs, Center of Safety Evaluation, Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou 310053, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory for Safety Evaluation of New Drugs, Center of Safety Evaluation, Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou 310053, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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Wang Y, Cui H, Yang Y, Zhao X, Sun C, Chen W, Du W, Cui J. Mechanism Study of Gene Delivery and Expression in PK-15 Cells Using Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles as Gene Carriers. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1142/s1793984414410189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The mechanism of gene delivery and expression is one of the most important concerns raised by the development of gene delivery methods. Limited investigation is performed on how magnetic nanoparticles combine with DNA and deliver gene into mammalian cells. In this context, polyethyleneimine (PEI) coated iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) were used as gene carriers for binding and condensing with plasmid DNA expressing enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP). The morphology and structure of MNP–DNA complexes were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). We evidenced that large amounts of DNA wrapped around the surface of MNPs and that the MNPs were physically entrapped by the DNA arranged both horizontally and vertically. EGFP gene was successfully expressed under mediation of an external magnetic field which is necessary to efficiently target EGFP gene to the cells. Fluorescence from EGFP was separately detected in the cell cytoplasm and cell nucleus.
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- Yan Wang
- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 12 South Street of Zhongguancun Haidian District, Beijing 100081, P. R. China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 12 South Street of Zhongguancun Haidian District, Beijing 100081, P. R. China
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- Department of Cancer and Cell Biology, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, 3125 Eden Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 12 South Street of Zhongguancun Haidian District, Beijing 100081, P. R. China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 12 South Street of Zhongguancun Haidian District, Beijing 100081, P. R. China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 12 South Street of Zhongguancun Haidian District, Beijing 100081, P. R. China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 12 South Street of Zhongguancun Haidian District, Beijing 100081, P. R. China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 12 South Street of Zhongguancun Haidian District, Beijing 100081, P. R. China
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Gu H, Overstreet AMC, Yang Y. Exosomes Biogenesis and Potentials in Disease Diagnosis and Drug Delivery. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1142/s1793984414410177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Exosomes were discovered more than 30 years ago. Only recently has their importance been recognized for intercellular communication. Exosomes, with their size ranging from 30 nm to 100 nm, are lipid bilayer nanoparticles and secreted by many different types of cells with versatile functions. Exosomes contain macromolecules and exist in various body fluids, including blood, urine, milk and ascites fluid. Due to their specific property, exosomes are very promising in the fields of disease diagnosis and therapy. Nanotechnology is a great tool that will be helpful in basic research and the application of exosomes. Here, we briefly review the function and potential use of exosomes in nanomedicine.
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- Haitao Gu
- Department of Pharmacology & Cell Biophysics University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
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- Department of Cancer and Cell Biology, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
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- Department of Cancer and Cell Biology, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
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Chen J, Li X, Gao L, Hu Y, Zhong W, Xing MMQ. A Facile Strategy for In Situ Controlled Delivery of Doxorubicin with a pH-Sensitive Injectable Hydrogel. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1142/s1793984414410013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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In light of the challenges along with the traditional intravenous administration of chemotherapeutics, injectable hydrogel-drug system emerges as a powerful tool for noninvasive and in situ controlled-release of drugs. Herein, we report a novel strategy of drug delivery system with pH responsive injectable hydrogels by taking advantages of two biomaterials. The first one is a pH sensitive polymer-drug (prodrug) conjugate, poly (ethylene glycol)–doxorubicin (MPEG–DOX) with hydrazone linkage. This prodrug interacted with a second biomaterial, α-cyclodextrin (α-CD) under mild conditions and subsequently formed the hydrogels in minutes with tunable stiffness. The gels showed a sustained release behavior dependent on the surrounding pH and released drugs effectively killed tumor cells (MCF-7). The quick cell uptake and efficient intracellular delivery of DOX were observed under a confocal microscope. This study thus provides a novel and simple drug encapsulation strategy to deliver poorly soluble drugs in situ for a potential targeted chemotherapy.
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- Jun Chen
- Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada
- Manitoba Institute of Child Health, Winnipeg, MB, R3E 3P4, Canada
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Southern Hospital, Guangzhou 510515, P. R. China
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- Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, 31 Biopolis Way, The Nanos, #04-01, Singapore 138669, Singapore
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, CAS Key Lab of Nuclear Radiation and Nuclear Energy Technology, Center for Multidisciplinary Research, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada
- Manitoba Institute of Child Health, Winnipeg, MB, R3E 3P4, Canada
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- Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada
- Manitoba Institute of Child Health, Winnipeg, MB, R3E 3P4, Canada
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New techniques and materials are called for wastewater treatment due to the shortage of worldwide fresh water and the increasing water demand. As a simple and efficient method, adsorption technique has been extensively applied to remove organic and inorganic pollutants from contaminated water. The application of carbon nanomaterials, such as activated carbon, carbon nanotubes (CNTs), graphenes and their derivatives/analogues, in wastewater treatment has also been investigated due to their unique properties, such as wide availability, porous structure, large surface area, tunable morphology and nontoxicity. This review highlights the recent advances of wastewater treatment utilizing carbon nanomaterial modified composites as adsorbents. The adsorption phenomenon and its mechanism are briefly discussed. Detailed discussions are focused on the selective adsorption of carbon nanomaterial composites to unique pollutants. The remaining challenges are also mentioned.
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- Yongshun Huang
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, USA
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Li H, Zhao X, Chu G, Zhang S, Yuan X. One-step fabrication of a superhydrophobic polymer surface from an acrylic copolymer containing POSS by spraying. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra07113a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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A superhydrophobic polymer surface was easily fabricated by spraying a PAC solution. The hierarchical micro-nanostructure of the superhydrophobic surface was constructed by taking advantage of self-assembly of the PAC in the spraying process.
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- Hui Li
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Shandong Key Laboratory of Fluorine Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Materials
- University of Jinan
- Jinan 250022, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Shandong Key Laboratory of Fluorine Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Materials
- University of Jinan
- Jinan 250022, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Shandong Key Laboratory of Fluorine Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Materials
- University of Jinan
- Jinan 250022, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Shandong Key Laboratory of Fluorine Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Materials
- University of Jinan
- Jinan 250022, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials
- Tianjin University
- Tianjin 300072, China
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Nam DH, Lim SJ, Kim MJ, Kwon HS. One-step synthesis of a Si/CNT–polypyrrole composite film by electrochemical deposition. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c3ra47135g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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