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Luo Z, Sun L, Bian F, Wang Y, Yu Y, Gu Z, Zhao Y. Erythrocyte-Inspired Functional Materials for Biomedical Applications. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2206150. [PMID: 36581585 PMCID: PMC9951328 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202206150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2022] [Revised: 12/03/2022] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Erythrocytes are the most abundant cells in the blood. As the results of long-term natural selection, their specific biconcave discoid morphology and cellular composition are responsible for gaining excellent biological performance. Inspired by the intrinsic features of erythrocytes, various artificial biomaterials emerge and find broad prospects in biomedical applications such as therapeutic delivery, bioimaging, and tissue engineering. Here, a comprehensive review from the fabrication to the applications of erythrocyte-inspired functional materials is given. After summarizing the biomaterials mimicking the biological functions of erythrocytes, the synthesis strategies of particles with erythrocyte-inspired morphologies are presented. The emphasis is on practical biomedical applications of these bioinspired functional materials. The perspectives for the future possibilities of the advanced erythrocyte-inspired biomaterials are also discussed. It is hoped that the summary of existing studies can inspire researchers to develop novel biomaterials; thus, accelerating the progress of these biomaterials toward clinical biomedical applications.
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- Zhiqiang Luo
- Department of Rheumatology and ImmunologyNanjing Drum Tower HospitalSchool of Biological Science and Medical EngineeringSoutheast UniversityNanjing210096China
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- Department of Rheumatology and ImmunologyNanjing Drum Tower HospitalSchool of Biological Science and Medical EngineeringSoutheast UniversityNanjing210096China
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- Department of Rheumatology and ImmunologyNanjing Drum Tower HospitalSchool of Biological Science and Medical EngineeringSoutheast UniversityNanjing210096China
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- Department of Rheumatology and ImmunologyNanjing Drum Tower HospitalSchool of Biological Science and Medical EngineeringSoutheast UniversityNanjing210096China
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- Oujiang Laboratory (Zhejiang Lab for Regenerative Medicine, Vision and Brain Health)Wenzhou InstituteUniversity of Chinese Academy of SciencesWenzhou325001China
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- Department of Rheumatology and ImmunologyNanjing Drum Tower HospitalSchool of Biological Science and Medical EngineeringSoutheast UniversityNanjing210096China
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- Department of Rheumatology and ImmunologyNanjing Drum Tower HospitalSchool of Biological Science and Medical EngineeringSoutheast UniversityNanjing210096China
- Oujiang Laboratory (Zhejiang Lab for Regenerative Medicine, Vision and Brain Health)Wenzhou InstituteUniversity of Chinese Academy of SciencesWenzhou325001China
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Sandu I, Fleaca CT, Dumitrache F, Sava BA, Urzica I, Antohe I, Brajnicov S, Dumitru M. Shaping in the Third Direction; Fabrication of Hemispherical Micro-Concavity Array by Using Large Size Polystyrene Spheres as Template for Direct Self-Assembly of Small Size Silica Spheres. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14112158. [PMID: 35683831 PMCID: PMC9183027 DOI: 10.3390/polym14112158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2022] [Revised: 05/19/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Silica and polystyrene spheres with a small size ratio (r = 0.005) form by sequential hanging drop self-assembly, a binary colloidal crystal through which calcination transforms in a silica-ordered concavity array. These arrays are capable of light Bragg diffraction and shape dependent optical phenomena, and they can be transformed into inverse-opal structures. Hierarchical 2D and 3D super-structures with ordered concavities as structural units were fabricated in this study.
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- Ion Sandu
- National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Lasers Department, 409 Atomistilor Street, 077125 Bucharest, Romania; (I.S.); (C.T.F.); (F.D.); (I.U.); (I.A.); (S.B.)
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- National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Lasers Department, 409 Atomistilor Street, 077125 Bucharest, Romania; (I.S.); (C.T.F.); (F.D.); (I.U.); (I.A.); (S.B.)
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- National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Lasers Department, 409 Atomistilor Street, 077125 Bucharest, Romania; (I.S.); (C.T.F.); (F.D.); (I.U.); (I.A.); (S.B.)
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- National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Lasers Department, 409 Atomistilor Street, 077125 Bucharest, Romania; (I.S.); (C.T.F.); (F.D.); (I.U.); (I.A.); (S.B.)
- Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 313 Splaiul Independenţei Street, Sector 6, 060042 Bucharest, Romania
- Correspondence: (B.A.S.); (M.D.); Tel.: +40-728062160 (B.A.S.)
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- National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Lasers Department, 409 Atomistilor Street, 077125 Bucharest, Romania; (I.S.); (C.T.F.); (F.D.); (I.U.); (I.A.); (S.B.)
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- National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Lasers Department, 409 Atomistilor Street, 077125 Bucharest, Romania; (I.S.); (C.T.F.); (F.D.); (I.U.); (I.A.); (S.B.)
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- National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Lasers Department, 409 Atomistilor Street, 077125 Bucharest, Romania; (I.S.); (C.T.F.); (F.D.); (I.U.); (I.A.); (S.B.)
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- National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Lasers Department, 409 Atomistilor Street, 077125 Bucharest, Romania; (I.S.); (C.T.F.); (F.D.); (I.U.); (I.A.); (S.B.)
- Correspondence: (B.A.S.); (M.D.); Tel.: +40-728062160 (B.A.S.)
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Cai L, Chen G, Wang Y, Zhao C, Shang L, Zhao Y. Boston Ivy-Inspired Disc-Like Adhesive Microparticles for Drug Delivery. RESEARCH (WASHINGTON, D.C.) 2021; 2021:9895674. [PMID: 34104893 PMCID: PMC8153044 DOI: 10.34133/2021/9895674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2021] [Accepted: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Microparticles with strong adherence are expected as efficient drug delivery vehicles. Herein, we presented an ingenious hydrogel microparticle recapitulating the adhesion mechanism of Boston ivy tendrils adhesive discs (AD) for durable drug delivery. The particles were achieved by replicating a silica colloidal crystal aggregates assembled in a droplet template after rapid solvent extraction. Due to their unique shape, the nanostructure, and the sticky hydrogel component, such novel microparticles exhibited prominent adhesive property to the wet tissue environment. It was demonstrated that the bioinspired microcarriers loading with dexamethasone had a good therapeutic effect for ulcerative colitis due to the strong adhesion ability for prolonging the maintenance of drug availability. These virtues make the biomimetic microparticles potentially ideal for many practical clinical applications, such as drug delivery, bioimaging, and biodiagnostics.
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- Lijun Cai
- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
- Zhongshan-Xuhui Hospital, The Shanghai Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics, The International Co-Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics and Metabolism, Ministry of Science and Technology, and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Rheumatology Immunology, Institute of Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
- Department of Rheumatology Immunology, Institute of Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Zhongshan-Xuhui Hospital, The Shanghai Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics, The International Co-Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics and Metabolism, Ministry of Science and Technology, and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
- Department of Rheumatology Immunology, Institute of Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008, China
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Bigdeli MB, Tsai PA. Making Photonic Crystals via Evaporation of Nanoparticle-Laden Droplets on Superhydrophobic Microstructures. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2020; 36:4835-4841. [PMID: 32309954 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c00193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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We employed a convenient evaporation approach to fabricate photonic crystals by naturally drying droplets laden with nanoparticles on a superhydrophobic surface. The final drying morphology could be controlled by the concentration of nanoparticles. A dilute droplet resulted in a torus, whereas a quasi-spherical cap with a bottom cavity was made from a concentrated droplet. Remarkably, the nanofluid droplets maintained high contact angles (≳120°) during the entire evaporation process because of inhomogeneous surface wetting. Bottom-view snapshots revealed that during evaporation the color of the contact area changed sequentially from white to red, orange, yellow, and eventually to green. Scanning electron microscopy and Voronoi analysis demonstrated that nanoparticles were self-assembled to a hexagonal pattern. Finally, based on the effects of particle size, material, and volume concentration on the reflected wavelengths, a model has been developed to successfully predict the reflected wavelength peaks from the contact area of evaporating colloidal droplets. Our model can be easily adopted as a manufacturing guide for functional photonic crystals to predict the optimal reflected color made by evaporation-driven self-assembly of photonic crystals.
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- Masoud Bozorg Bigdeli
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G8, Canada
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G8, Canada
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Bian F, Sun L, Cai L, Wang Y, Wang Y, Zhao Y. Colloidal Crystals from Microfluidics. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2020; 16:e1903931. [PMID: 31515951 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201903931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2019] [Revised: 08/25/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Colloidal crystals are of great interest to researchers because of their excellent optical properties and broad applications in barcodes, sensors, displays, drug delivery, and other fields. Therefore, the preparation of high quality colloidal crystals in large quantities with high speed is worth investigating. After decades of development, microfluidics have been developed that provide new choices for many fields, especially for the generation of functional materials in microscale. Through the design of microfluidic chips, colloidal crystals can be prepared controllably with the advantages of fast speed and low cost. In this Review, research progress on colloidal crystals from microfluidics is discussed. After summarizing the classifications, the generation of colloidal crystals from microfluidics is discussed, including basic colloidal particles preparation, and their assembly inside or outside of microfluidic devices. Then, applications of the achieved colloidal crystals from microfluidics are illustrated. Finally, the future development and prospects of microfluidic-based colloidal crystals are summarized.
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- Feika Bian
- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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Wang L, Wang J. Self-assembly of colloids based on microfluidics. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:16708-16722. [PMID: 31469374 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr06817a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Self-assembly of colloids provides a powerful way for the construction of complex multi-scale materials. Microfluidic techniques possess great potential to precisely control the assembly of micro- and nano-scale building blocks via the rational design of various microfluidic environments. In this review, we first discuss the self-assembly of colloids without templates by using the laminar microfluidic technique. The self-assembly of colloids based on a droplet as a template was subsequently summarized and discussed via droplet microfluidic technique. Moreover, the evaporation-driven self-assembly of colloids in microfluidic channels has been discussed and analysed. Finally, the representative applications in this field have been pointed out. The aim of this review is to summarize the state-of-art on the self-assembly of colloids based on various microfluidic techniques, exhibit their representative applications, and point out the current challenges in this field, hoping to inspire and guide future work.
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- Lei Wang
- MIIT Key laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China.
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Su Y, Zhao H, Wu J, Xu J. One-step fabrication of silica colloidosomes with in situ drug encapsulation. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra19048k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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In situ modification, drug encapsulation and fabrication of hollow silica colloidosomes in microfluidic device.
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- Yechao Su
- The State Key Lab of Chemical Engineering
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Tsinghua University
- Beijing 100084
- China
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- The State Key Lab of Chemical Engineering
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Tsinghua University
- Beijing 100084
- China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610065
- China
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- The State Key Lab of Chemical Engineering
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Tsinghua University
- Beijing 100084
- China
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