Abstract:Inhibition of the biofilm formation and induction of the re-mineralization of damaged dental tissues are two major strategies to combat the dental hypersensitivity (DH). However, single component synthetic materials normally...
“…In addition to their marked antifouling properties, zwitterionic polymers have recently been reported as a type of high efficiency biomineralization ligand for calcium phosphate. 110 In fact, the oppositely charged moieties of a zwitterion resemble the positively and negatively charged residues of an extracellular matrix where biomineralization of bone tissue takes place. Shen et al designed and synthesized a zwitterionic/phosphonate copolymer p(DEMMP- co -MPC) (Fig.…”
Section: Antifouling Polymers As Coatingsmentioning
Antifouling polymers are materials that can resist nonspecific interactions with cells, proteins, and other biomolecules. Typically, they are hydrophilic polymers with polar or charged moieties that are capable of strong...
“…In addition to their marked antifouling properties, zwitterionic polymers have recently been reported as a type of high efficiency biomineralization ligand for calcium phosphate. 110 In fact, the oppositely charged moieties of a zwitterion resemble the positively and negatively charged residues of an extracellular matrix where biomineralization of bone tissue takes place. Shen et al designed and synthesized a zwitterionic/phosphonate copolymer p(DEMMP- co -MPC) (Fig.…”
Section: Antifouling Polymers As Coatingsmentioning
Antifouling polymers are materials that can resist nonspecific interactions with cells, proteins, and other biomolecules. Typically, they are hydrophilic polymers with polar or charged moieties that are capable of strong...
Most of the current bioadhesives cannot perform well on bleeding tissues while postoperative adhesion is a general but serious clinical issue. Here, a three‐layer biodegradable Janus tissue patch (J‐TP) that is able to simultaneously enable efficient closure of bleeding wounds with significantly promoted clotting ability and suppressed postoperative adhesion of tissues is reported. A dry adhesive hydrogel bottom layer of the J‐TP can form rapid (within 15 s) and strong (tensile strength up to 98 kPa) adhesion to bleeding/wet tissues with high bursting pressure (about 312.5 mmHg on a sealed porcine skin) through hydrogen binding and covalent conjugation between the carboxyl & N‐hydroxy succinimide (NHS) groups of hydrogel and the primary amine groups of tissues, while the phosphonic motifs can significantly reduce blood loss (by 81% on a rat bleeding liver model) of bleeding wounds. A thin polylactic acid (PLA) middle layer can improve the tensile strength (by 132%) of the J‐TP in wet conditions while the grafted zwitterionic polymers can effectively prevent postoperative tissue adhesion and inflammatory reaction. This J‐TP may be a promising tissue patch to assist the clinical treatment of injured bleeding tissues with inhibited postoperative adhesion.
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