Natural interface guiding cell: Directly using waste fish scales with rich micro/nano structures for control of cell behaviors

Programmable droplet transport on multi-bioinspired slippery surface with tridirectionally anisotropic wettability

“…Droplet transports on functional interfaces with anisotropic wettability have drawn keen yet continuously increasing research interest from academic communities due to their great potential applications in water purification/collection [1], [2], [3], [4], chemical micro-reactor [5], [6], [7], biomedical analysis [8], [9], [10] and so on. A common method for droplet transport is to design nonuniformly wettable surfaces with chemical and/or topographical gradients, such as superhydrophobicsuperhydrophilic patterns [11], [12], [13], wedge-shaped structures [14], [15], [16], [17], lubricant meniscus [18], [19], etc.…”

Silk nanofibrous scaffolds assembled by natural polysaccharide konjac glucomannan

“…However, the excessive addition of KGM trended to form a sheet-like bonding model with SNF within the blending system, causing a few SNF to be restricted within the pore wall formed by the KGM membrane, resulting in the loss of nanofibrous morphology and the decrease of porosity. [38][39][40] These results demonstrated that 2.5%-5% KGM was favorable for assisting in the preparation of biomimetic SNF-based scaffolds with both wellpreserved nanofibrils morphology and high porosity.…”

“…A low‐density KGM network formed after deacetylation effectively achieved strong interaction to enable separated SNF to reconnect, while preserving its morphology and allowing homogeneous dispersion in composite scaffolds. However, the excessive addition of KGM trended to form a sheet‐like bonding model with SNF within the blending system, causing a few SNF to be restricted within the pore wall formed by the KGM membrane, resulting in the loss of nanofibrous morphology and the decrease of porosity 38–40 . These results demonstrated that 2.5%–5% KGM was favorable for assisting in the preparation of biomimetic SNF‐based scaffolds with both well‐preserved nanofibrils morphology and high porosity.…”

Green synthesis of carbon dots from fish scales for selective turn off–on detection of glutathione

“…Fish scales are an excellent source of protein, calcium carbonate, chitin, vitamins, and amino acids and are novel precursors for carbonaceous materials with well-characterized fluorescence properties. Lu 13 directly used the natural primitive form of fish scales with rich micro/nano structures to conduct cell contact interaction studies, proving that the natural surface of biowastes can regulate cell behavior. Fluorescent carbon dots were synthesized through hydrothermal treatment of an easily available fish scale precursor and exhibited good fluorescence, thus enabling their application as viable fluorescent nanoprobes for the detection of pharmaceutical molecules.…”