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Applications of peptide-based nanomaterials in targeting cancer therapy

Biomater. Sci., 2024, 12,1630-1642
DOI: 10.1039/D3BM02026F, Review Article
Beilei Sun, Limin Zhang, Mengzhen Li, Xin Wang, Weizhi Wang
To meet the precise diagnosis and treatment as well as reduce systemic toxicity and side effects, self-assembled peptides are applied to the targeting therapy, including targeting theranostics, nanocarrier delivery, immunotherapy, and combination therapy.
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Efficient healing of diabetic wounds by MSC-EV-7A composite hydrogel via suppression of inflammation and enhancement of angiogenesis

Biomater. Sci., 2024, 12,1750-1760
DOI: 10.1039/D3BM01904G, Paper
Xinyi Long, Qian Yuan, Rui Tian, Wanting Zhang, Lang Liu, Minghui Yang, Xin Yuan, Zhujie Deng, Quanjiang Li, Ronghui Sun, Yuyi Kang, Yingying Peng, Xiubin Kuang, Lingfang Zeng, Zhengqiang Yuan
An alginate hydrogel loaded with mesenchymal stem-cell-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) and a 7-amino-acid peptide (7A) constitutes a novel dressing for efficient healing of diabetic wounds with anti-inflammation and pro-angiogenesis mechanisms.
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Self-assembled nanodrug delivery systems for anti-cancer drugs from traditional Chinese medicine

Biomater. Sci., 2024, 12,1662-1692
DOI: 10.1039/D3BM01451G, Review Article
Qiao Li, Yuan Lianghao, Gao Shijie, Wang Zhiyi, Tang Yuanting, Chen Cong, Zhao Chun-Qin, Fu Xianjun
In this review, we have summarized the common self-assembled mechanism of NSMs-based SANDDSs. Meanwhile, the potential applications for cancer treatment and future development prospects are also prospected.
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Bi-functional quercetin/copper nanoparticles integrating bactericidal and anti-quorum sensing properties for preventing the formation of biofilms

Biomater. Sci., 2024, 12,1788-1800
DOI: 10.1039/D4BM00034J, Paper
Jingjing Cheng, Haixin Zhang, Kunyan Lu, Yi Zou, Dongxu Jia, Hong Yang, Hong Chen, Yanxia Zhang, Qian Yu
A bi-functional antibiofilm nanoplatform was developed based on a complex of quercetin and copper integrating bactericidal and anti-quorum sensing properties.
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Copper(II)-based metal–organic framework delivery of calcium ascorbate for enhanced chemodynamic therapy via H2O2 self-supply and glutathione depletion

Biomater. Sci., 2024, 12,1871-1882
DOI: 10.1039/D3BM01922E, Paper
Meng Zhang, Hongjin Xue, Jiaxin Yang, Xin Zhao, Mei Xue, Wei Sun, Jianfeng Qiu, Zhihong Zhu
A Cu/ZIF-8/Vc-Ca/HA nanosystem synchronously releases Fenton catalytic Cu2+ and Vc-Ca to achieve improved chemodynamic therapy via H2O2 self-supply and GSH depletion.
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Free drug and ROS-responsive nanoparticle delivery of synergistic doxorubicin and olaparib combinations to triple negative breast cancer models

Biomater. Sci., 2024, 12,1822-1840
DOI: 10.1039/D3BM01931D, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Robert J. Cavanagh, Patrícia F. Monteiro, Cara Moloney, Alessandra Travanut, Fatemeh Mehradnia, Vincenzo Taresco, Ruman Rahman, Stewart G. Martin, Anna M. Grabowska, Marianne B. Ashford, Cameron Alexander
Combinations of the topoisomerase II inhibitor doxorubicin and the poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor olaparib offer potential drug–drug synergy for treatment of triple negative breast cancers (TNBC) both in free drug form and when delivered by oxidation-responsive nanoparticles.
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Ferroptosis and ferroptosis-inducing nanomedicine as a promising weapon in combination therapy of prostate cancer

Biomater. Sci., 2024, 12,1617-1629
DOI: 10.1039/D3BM01894F, Review Article
Mengjun Huang, Qiliang Teng, Fei Cao, Jinsheng Huang, Jun Pang
Existing treatments could be sensitized by targeting the ferroptosis pathway in prostate cancer.
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Advanced postoperative tissue antiadhesive membranes enabled with electrospun nanofibers

Biomater. Sci., 2024, 12,1643-1661
DOI: 10.1039/D3BM02038J, Review Article
Yanting Zhu, Chenwei Zhang, Ying Liang, Jianyuan Shi, Qiuhao Yu, Shen Liu, Dengguang Yu, Hui Liu
Electrospun nanofibers with fascinating properties provide a versatile platform for postoperative tissue anti-adhesion.
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Self-adjuvanted L-arginine-modified dextran-based nanogels for sustained local antigenic protein delivery to antigen-presenting cells and enhanced cellular and humoral immune responses

Biomater. Sci., 2024, 12,1771-1787
DOI: 10.1039/D3BM01150J, Paper
Jin Teng Chung, Mehrnoosh Rafiei, Ying Chau
Antigens are delivered in self-adjuvanted arginine-modified dextran-based nanogels to the dendritic cells in promoting antigen specific cellular immunity.
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Janus hydrogels: merging boundaries in tissue engineering for enhanced biomaterials and regenerative therapies

Biomater. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3BM01875J, Review Article
Yingxue Jiang, Chenhui Zhu, Xiaoxuan Ma, Daidi Fan
In recent years, the design and synthesis of Janus hydrogels have advanced significantly, overcoming single-performance material limitations and broadening applications in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
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Light-inducible nanodrug-mediated photodynamic and anti-apoptotic synergy for enhanced immunotherapy in triple-negative breast cancer

Biomater. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4BM00083H, Paper
Jing Huang, Xingliang Liu, Minzhao Lin, Zecong Xiao, Xintao Shuai
An ROS-labile nanodrug co-encapsulating Ce6 and a Bcl-2 inhibitor enabled PDT and reversed apoptotic resistance, demonstrating a potent inhibitory effect on tumor growth.
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N-Halaminated spermidine-containing polymeric coating enables titanium to achieve dual functions of antibacterial and osseointegration

Biomater. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4BM00061G, Paper
Hang Ren, Peng Wang, Hanwen Huang, Junshen Huang, Yuheng Lu, Yanfeng Wu, Zhongyu Xie, Youchen Tang, Zhaopeng Cai, Huiyong Shen
Modified Ti with a porous N-halaminated spermidine-containing polymeric coating is constructed, and it has both excellent antibacterial and osteogenic abilities to enhance osseointegration, making it potentially applicable in orthopedics.
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Multifunctional antibacterial hydrogels for chronic wound management

Biomater. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4BM00155A, Review Article
Open Access
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Yungang Hu, Lu Yu, Qiang Dai, Xiaohua Hu, Yuming Shen
Due to their distinctive physical and chemical properties as well as their biological functionalities, multifunctional antibacterial hydrogels possess significant advantages in the treatment of chronic wounds.
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Photothermal therapy: a novel potential treatment for prostate cancer

Biomater. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4BM00057A, Review Article
Zirui Dong, Kaming Xue, Anushikha Verma, Jian Shi, Zhihao Wei, Xiaotian Xia, Keshan Wang, Xiaoping Zhang
This review discussed photothermal therapy from basic information to its circumstances and potential in protate cancer treatment.
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Telomerase: a nexus between cancer nanotherapy and circadian rhythm

Biomater. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4BM00024B, Minireview
Pramit Kumar Ghosh, Maddila Jagapathi Rao, Chandra Lekha Putta, Sandipan Ray, Aravind Kumar Rengan
The use of nanoparticles for identifying and suppressing telomerase presents promising opportunities for anticancer strategies, particularly in relation to circadian regulation.
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Bioactivity of cerium dioxide nanoparticles as a function of size and surface features

Biomater. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3BM01900D, Paper
Veronika Sarnatskaya, Yuliia Shlapa, Denis Kolesnik, Olexandra Lykhova, Dmytro Klymchuk, Serhii Solopan, Svitlana Lyubchyk, Iuliia Golovynska, Junle Qu, Yurii Stepanov, Anatolii Belous
Nano-dispersed cerium dioxide is promising for use in medicine due to its unique physicochemical properties, low toxicity, the safety of in vivo usage, active participation in different redox processes occurring in living cells, and its regenerative potential.
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Exosomes encapsulated in hydrogels for effective central nervous system drug delivery

Biomater. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3BM01055D, Review Article
Ziba Zakeri, Morteza Heiderzadeh, Azra Kocaarslan, Ecem Metin, Seyed Nasir Hosseini Karimi, Sepideh Saghati, Atay Vural, Göktuğ Akyoldaş, Kemal Baysal, Yusuf Yağcı, Yasemin Gürsoy-Özdemir, Savaş Taşoğlu, Reza Rahbarghazi, Emel Sokullu
The targeted delivery of pharmacologically active molecules, metabolites, and growth factors to the brain parenchyma has become one of the major challenges following the onset of neurodegeneration and pathological conditions.
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Correction: Clodronate-nintedanib-loaded exosome–liposome hybridization enhances the liver fibrosis therapy by inhibiting Kupffer cell activity

Biomater. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4BM90028F, Correction
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Keqin Ji, Mingrui Fan, Dong Huang, Lingna Sun, Bingqin Li, Ruoting Xu, Jiajing Zhang, Xuan Shao, Yanzuo Chen
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Comparison study of surface-initiated hydrogel coatings with distinct side-chains for improving biocompatibility of polymeric heart valves

Biomater. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4BM00158C, Paper
Yiduo Chen, Yirong Guo, Xinyi Li, Yanchen Chen, Jiarong Wang, Honglin Qian, Jing Wang, Youxiang Wang, Xinyang Hu, Jian'an Wang, Jian Ji
Three surface-initiated hydrogel coatings (pMPC, pAMPS, pHEMA) are constructed on polymeric heart valves. The zwitterionic pMPC coating displays optimal performances, including durable anti-coagulation, anti-inflammation, and anti-calcification.
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Microgels for bioprinting: recent advancements and challenges

Biomater. Sci., 2024, 12,1950-1964
DOI: 10.1039/D3BM01733H, Review Article
Mingjun Xie, Ji Wang, Sufan Wu, Sheng Yan, Yong He
This review introduces different methods used to generate microgels and the microgel-based bioink for bioprinting. Besides, the further tendency of microgel development in future is predicted.
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Enhancing antioxidant properties of CeO2 nanoparticles with Nd3+ doping: structural, biological, and machine learning insights

Biomater. Sci., 2024, 12,2108-2120
DOI: 10.1039/D3BM02107F, Paper
Oscar Ceballos-Sanchez, Diego E. Navarro-López, Jorge L. Mejía-Méndez, Gildardo Sanchez-Ante, Vicente Rodríguez-González, Angélica Lizeth Sánchez-López, Araceli Sanchez-Martinez, Sergio M. Duron-Torres, Karla Juarez-Moreno, Naveen Tiwari, Edgar R. López-Mena
The antioxidant capabilities of nanoparticles are contingent upon various factors, including their shape, size, and chemical composition.
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Recent advances in shape memory polymeric nanocomposites for biomedical applications and beyond

Biomater. Sci., 2024, 12,2033-2040
DOI: 10.1039/D4BM00004H, Review Article
Yifan Zheng, Yudi Du, Ling Chen, Wei Mao, Yuan Pu, Steven Wang, Dan Wang
Shape memory polymers (SMPs), which initiate shape transformation in response to environmental stimuli, have attracted significant attention in both academic research and technological innovation.
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Optimization of lipid assisted polymeric nanoparticles for siRNA delivery and cancer immunotherapy

Biomater. Sci., 2024, 12,2057-2066
DOI: 10.1039/D3BM02071A, Paper
Song Lin, Houjin Jing, Xiaojiao Du, Xianzhu Yang, Jun Wang
A siRNA delivery system was developed using clinically approved mPEG-b-PLGA, cationic lipid and ionizable lipid for siRNA delivery and cancer immunotherapy.
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Correction: A Y1 receptor ligand synergized with a P-glycoprotein inhibitor improves the therapeutic efficacy of multidrug resistant breast cancer

Biomater. Sci., 2024, 12,2165-2166
DOI: 10.1039/D4BM90022G, Correction
Open Access
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Yinjie Wang, Zhenqi Jiang, Bo Yuan, Yuchen Tian, Lingchao Xiang, Yanying Li, Yong Yang, Juan Li, Aiguo Wu
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Advances in conductive hydrogels for neural recording and stimulation

Biomater. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4BM00048J, Review Article
Hewan Dawit, Yuewu Zhao, Jine Wang, Renjun Pei
The brain-computer interface (BCI) allows the human or animal brain to direct interact with the external environment through the neural interfaces, thus playing the role of monitoring, protecting, improving/restoring, enhancing,...
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A universal strategy to enhance photothermal conversion efficiency by regulating the molecular aggregation states for safe photothermal therapy of bacterial infections

Biomater. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4BM00412D, Paper
Hao Fu, Yongxin Zhang, Cheng Wang, Zhencheng Sun, Shuyi Lv, Minghui Xiao, Kaiyu Wu, Linqi Shi, Chunlei Zhu
A universal strategy is developed to remarkably enhance the photothermal conversion efficiency of photothermal materials. This advancement enables effective treatment of drug-resistant bacterial infections through safe photothermal therapy.
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Ultrasmall catechol-PEG-anchored ferrite nanoparticles for highly sensitive magnetic resonance angiography

Biomater. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3BM02074F, Paper
Yanzhi Dong, Jiaojiao Wang, Ting Zhou, Jinbing Pan, Xu Wang, Shao-Kai Sun
We developed ultrasmall catechol-PEG-anchored ferrite nanoparticles for highly sensitive MRA. The probe enables the diagnosis of carotid artery stenosis and subsequent evaluation of reperfusion through a single injection.
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Correction: Hindering the unlimited proliferation of tumor cells synergizes with destroying tumor blood vessels for effective cancer treatment

Biomater. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4BM90033B, Correction
Open Access
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Ya Liu, Yajun Xu, Ying Wang, Jianlin Lv, Kun Wang, Zhaohui Tang
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How You Can Get A Free Enhanced Listing in Yahoo With Your RSS Feed

When I first discovered that you could get into Yahoo’s RSS Feed directory so quickly, I started making a lot of observations about their site. The first thing I noticed is that they made some subtle changes to their search page. That same day, I noticed that certain sites have more information in their listings than others.




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Banks and Finance Companies RSS Feeds

Financial institutions are reaching out to clients using RSS feeds. While banks and financial institutions are usually slow to adopt new technology, that is not the case with RSS adoption. More and more professionals are using RSS in innovative ways, to stay ahead of their competition.

Finance Companies Use RSS




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Increase RSS Subscribers

Growing subscribers of your RSS feed will expand your reach. Put the appropriate effort into marketing your RSS feed, so you can increase adoption and spread the message contained in the RSS feed.

Increase RSS Subscribers




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POCO X6 Pro review: Performance prowess and a smudge of quirks 

The POCO X6 Pro delivers on multiple fronts which include great performance, a nice display and decent battery life. It makes for an interesting value-for-money choice for those looking for a gaming-forward device




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Vivo X100 Pro review: Capturing bison and bonfires, with the first flagship launched in 2024

The smartphone with its 225 grams isn’t exactly lightweight, but it looks classy with its trademark graphite glass finish rear panel




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Skullcandy RAIL ANC review: Drop the bass beat!

With an emphasis on thump, do these premium earbuds have it it takes to groove?




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Google announces new Android features at MWC 2024

The focus is on easier AI-assisted communication




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ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 16 Review: 4K gaming with a punch

Sleek, strength and stealth, does this flagship gaming laptop have it all?




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Apple unveils new iPad Pro with advanced M4 chip and Apple Pencil Pro

Slimmer than ever, the device features a new Ultra Retina XDR display




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Players, periods and performance!

A freewheeling chat about how the Apple Watch keeps the Gujarat Giants team healthy and on its toes, and healthy!




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Lenovo Tab M11 (2024) review: No frills, but some fun included!

The new budget tablet from the Chinese brand throws in a functional stylus at a great price point.




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OnePlus Pad 2 review: Padding up for performance

With a powerful processor and new AI-capabilities, this tablet is off to a great start




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Instagram launches Creator Lab

Instagram has recently launched a new educational resource for aspiring creators called Creator Lab.




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Lenovo launches a slew of CoPilot AI PCs  

Unveils additions to its Lenovo Yoga and Lenovo IdeaPad portfolios at Lenovo Innovation World 2024




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Twist & shout! Lenovo Auto Twist AI PC - Exclusive first glance

A concept device that shifts shape, and listens to every command you say




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Lenovo launches business and enterprise line-up

Unveils ultra-light ThinkPad laptops at Lenovo Innovation World 2024




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Why finance and accounting students should consider the US CMA certification

The US CMA certification offers both upskilling opportunities and professional relevance at national and international levels




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The ‘science’ behind choosing the induction day 

When big corporates recruit a huge number of people, there are some days in the week that are just not suitable for rolling out the red carpet to the new talent 




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Career in Personal Finance

With the growing complexity in financial markets, a career as a personal finance advisor has immense scope.




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484 companies included in Bloomberg’s gender equality index for 2023




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‘Leadership bench strength crucial to company’s success’

DDI’s latest Global Leadership Forecast underlines how organisations are struggling to find leaders to take up critical roles




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Career as oncologist

With the number of cancer cases increasing, India is seeing a rise in the demand for oncologists. But what does a medical student need to do to be a cancer specialist?