Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
35(52)
Published: Sept. 11, 2023
Inadequate
oxygenation
is
one
of
the
chief
culprits
for
delayed
wound
healing.
However,
current
oxygen
therapies,
such
as
hyperbaric
therapy
and
topical
therapy,
face
hurdles
in
providing
sustained
long-term
to
reverse
hypoxia.
Furthermore,
their
efficacy
rejuvenating
injury
restricted
by
limited
penetration
bed.
Herein,
this
study
proposes
a
programmable
portable
device
(named
GUFO
oxydevice)
ingeniously
integrating
i)
controllable
generation
unidirectional
transmission
system
(COGT-UTS),
ii)
supramolecular
assembled
perfluorinated
hyperbranched
polymer/gelatin
(GUF)
hydrogel
which
polymer
(FHBP)
acts
an
reservoir
ensure
convenient
replenishment
thus
directly
regulate
hypoxic
microenvironment.
Accelerating
healing
process
oxydevice
achieved
both
diabetic
rat
acute
porcine
model
without
any
secondary
tissue
damages.
The
present
demonstrates
that
holds
promise
practically
feasible
candidate
treatment.
ACS Nano,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
17(23), P. 23223 - 23261
Published: Dec. 2, 2023
Stimuli-responsive
polymers
can
respond
to
internal
stimuli,
such
as
reactive
oxygen
species
(ROS),
glutathione
(GSH),
and
pH,
biological
enzymes,
external
lasers
ultrasound,
etc.,
by
changing
their
hydrophobicity/hydrophilicity,
degradability,
ionizability,
thus
have
been
widely
used
in
biomedical
applications.
Due
the
characteristics
of
tumor
microenvironment
(TME),
stimuli-responsive
that
cater
specifically
TME
extensively
prepare
smart
nanovehicles
for
targeted
delivery
therapeutic
diagnostic
agents
tissues.
Compared
conventional
drug
nanosystems,
TME-responsive
nanosystems
many
advantages,
high
sensitivity,
broad
applicability
among
different
tumors,
functional
versatility,
improved
biosafety.
In
recent
years,
a
great
deal
research
has
devoted
engineering
efficient
polymeric
significant
improvement
made
both
cancer
diagnosis
therapy.
this
review,
we
summarize
some
advances
involving
use
polymer
nanocarriers
delivery,
imaging,
therapy,
theranostics.
Various
chemical
stimuli
will
be
described
context
nanosystems.
Accordingly,
groups
responsible
responsiveness
strategies
incorporate
these
into
discussed
detail.
With
on
topic
expending
at
fast
pace,
innovative
concepts,
sequential
cascade
release,
NIR-II
multifunctional
formulations,
emerged
popular
enhanced
performance,
which
also
included
here
with
up-to-date
illustrations.
We
hope
review
offer
valuable
insights
selection
optimization
help
accelerate
future
applications
treatment.
Materials Horizons,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
10(10), P. 3929 - 3947
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Self-healing
hydrogels
based
on
various
dynamic
interactions
are
comprehensively
summarized
and
their
biomedical
applications
also
thoroughly
elaborated.
Materials Horizons,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
10(8), P. 2968 - 2979
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Soft
self-healing
materials
are
crucial
for
the
development
of
next-generation
wearable
electronics
that
could
function
in
dynamic
environments
and
resist
mechanical
damage.
However,
several
challenges
remain,
including
fatigue
fracture,
poor
elasticity,
thermodynamic
lability,
which
significantly
limit
their
practical
applications.
Here,
with
a
model
system
soft
polyurea,
we
propose
molecular
engineering
strategy
transforming
inherently
fragile
an
island-like
structure
into
resilient
ones
bicontinuous
nanophase
separation
using
2-ureido-4-pyrimidinone
(UPy)
supramolecular
motifs
as
structural
regulators.
The
continuous
hard
domains
modified
by
UPy
formed
repairable
network
similar
to
those
reticular
layer
animal
dermis.
This
design
allows
simultaneous
tremendous
improvement
threshold
(34.8-fold
increase),
elastic
restorability
(the
maximum
elongation
full
dimensional
recovery
increasing
from
6
times
13
times),
stability
(4
orders
magnitude
characteristic
flow
transition
relaxation
time),
without
compromising
compliance,
autonomous
self-healing,
optical
transparency.
These
improvements
address
current
limitations
unfilled
reliable
substrates
transparent
strain-electronics.
Macromolecules,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
56(21), P. 8688 - 8696
Published: Nov. 3, 2023
Polymers
with
dynamic
covalent
bonds
are
an
exciting
class
of
materials
properties
and
potential
applications
that
rapidly
gain
significant
attention
from
diverse
scientific
communities.
While
the
number
publications
on
this
emerging
topic
increases
exponentially,
navigating
through
literature
reveals
a
series
physical
inconsistencies
in
previously
established
concepts
some
misconceptions
data
analysis
interpretation.
The
current
paper
presents
practices
often
applied
to
characterization
systems
emphasizes
particular
may
lead
critical
divergences
misinterpretations
results.
We
particularly
focus
should
be
avoided
interpretation
stress–relaxation
viscoelastic
estimates
bond
dissociation
energy.
Instead,
we
suggest
using
traditional
approaches
have
been
polymer
for
decades.
Lastly,
emphasize
challenges
full
understanding
microscopic
behavior
vitrimers.
SusMat,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Nov. 13, 2024
Abstract
The
capacity
of
biological
tissues
to
undergo
self‐healing
is
crucial
for
the
performance
functions
and
continuation
life.
Conventional
intrinsic
materials
demonstrate
analogous
functionality
depending
on
dissociation‐recombination
reversible
bonds
with
no
need
extra
repair
agents.
However,
trade‐off
relationship
between
mechanical
strength
kinetics
in
systems,
coupled
lack
additional
functionality,
restricts
their
service
life
practical
applications.
Diversified
highly
ordered
structures
organisms
significantly
affect
energy
dissipation
mechanism,
signal
transmission
efficiency,
molecular
network
reconstruction
capability
due
multi‐dimensional
differentiated
macroscopic
composite
constructions,
microscopic
orientation
textures,
topologies/bonding
types
at
level.
These
architectures
exhibit
distinctive
strengthening
mechanisms
functionalities,
which
provide
valuable
references.
This
review
aims
providing
current
status
advanced
biomimetic
internal
micro/nanostructures.
Through
highlighting
specific
examples,
classifications,
design
inspirations,
fabrication
strategies
these
newly
developed
based
integrating
dynamic
interactions
nano/microstructures
are
outlined.
Furthermore,
balance
mechanisms,
structure–functionalization
relationships,
potential
application
values
discussed.
concludes
a
perspective
challenges,
opportunities,
prospects
development,
application,
promotion
self‐healable
bio‐like
architectures.