Themed collection Journal of Materials Chemistry B Recent Review Articles

For biosensors based on DNA or aptamer probes and nanomaterials, aside from studying DNA adsorption and desorption, it is also important to examine the effect of target adsorption and other possible surface interaction mechanisms.

This review highlights recently developed double network hydrogels containing naturally-derived polymers, including discussion of synthetic methods, mechanical properties, and biological applications.

Synthetic micro/nanomotors have attracted considerable attention due to their promising potential in the field of biomedicine.

Application and development of synthesized bio-MOFs via a green approach (solvent-free and solvent-based green syntheses) for targeted drug delivery and tumor treatment.

In this review, the specific mechanisms of bone formation promotion by Zn-based biomaterials are discussed, and recent developments in their applications in bone tissue engineering are summarized.

Nano-scale drug delivery systems including micelles, nanocarrier-based systems, emulsified drug delivery systems, and vesicular drug delivery systems were designed for luteolin.

This review provides key points in the development of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist-loaded microspheres from three aspects: preparation methods, strategies to maintain peptide bioactivity, and control the drug release from microspheres.

Structure-driven immunomodulatory biomaterial design enhances innate immune activation against the tumor microenvironment to drive anticancer immunity.

Neuronal tissue engineering has immense potential for treating neurological disorders and facilitating nerve regeneration.

The latest methods and mechanisms of BC material synthesis and their applications in electrochemical sensors are systematically reviewed. The challenges and prospects of BC in building electrochemical sensors are also emphasized.

This review highlights the significant potential of nanomedicines, including improved drug delivery, enhanced diagnostics, and immunomodulation for bacterial sepsis.

Polysaccharides have found extensive utilization as biomaterials in drug delivery systems owing to their remarkable biocompatibility, simple functionalization, and inherent biological properties.

Schematic illustration of exosomes, including: (i) exosome formation and distribution; (ii) characterization of exosomes; (iii) extraction and isolation techniques of exosomes; (iv) recent advances and applications of exosomes in cancer therapy.

As a new multifunctional soft substance, MOGs have been used as excellent carriers or smart materials in the pharmaceutical field.

A projected hip implant with the combination of a collared and FGM porous structure.

Flexible and multifunctional electronic devices and soft robots inspired by human organs, such as skin, have many applications.

Deciphering the role of stimuli-responsive materials in modulating surrounding matrix properties, and cardiomyocyte maturation and behaviour resulting in generation of functionally active cardiac tissues.

This review deliberates the current progress in organ bioprinting, including the heart, kidneys, liver, pancreas, and lungs. Challenges and future trends related to the biomanufacturing of living organs are discussed.

Genetically engineered bacteria have emerged as an exciting frontier in targeted drug delivery.

Timeline of the key achievements in developing nerve-labeling fluorescence agents, including neuroanatomical tract tracers, small organic molecules, antibodies, and peptides.

Injectable hydrogels and cell-based myocardial infarction (MI) therapy mutually enhance each other. This review focuses on recent studies using hydrogel to deliver cell or cell-derived preparations for MI treatment.

This review categorizes and describes the applications of SAzymes, explores methods for regulating their activity, and provides a comprehensive overview of the biosafety challenges associated with these enzymes.

This review mainly describes the design principles and mechanisms of activatable probes for the fluorescence imaging of tumors.

Nanomaterial-based cancer therapy faces significant limitations due to the complex nature of the tumor microenvironment (TME).

Polyesters based on polyols have emerged as promising biomaterials for various biomedical applications, such as tissue engineering and drug delivery systems, due to their biocompatibility, biodegradability, and versatile physicochemical properties.

Bone defects frequently occur in clinical settings due to trauma, disease, tumors, and other causes.

Antimicrobial mechanisms of functionalized carbon dots: covalent and non-covalent interactions, reactive oxygen species, photothermal effect, and size effect (E. coli was used as a model).

This article introduces the latest AD treatment techniques from three aspects: drug therapy, biological therapy and physical therapy. Nanoparticle-mediated therapeutics at nanomaterial–neural interfaces and biological systems are described in detail.

Schematic illustration of the comprehensive evaluation and advanced modification of PMMA cement in bone tumor treatment.

ROP, ATRP, RAFT and combined methods were employed for copolymer synthesis. The synthesized copolymers have proficiency of self-assembly into micellar structures.

Virus-like particles (VLPs) are self-assembled supramolecular structures in nature for compartmentalization. We summarize the current progress of protein cage nanoreactors spanning multilength scales, and highlight the emerging field of VLP based nanoreactors for biomedical applications.

The emergence of ZIFs-based composite materials as promising candidates for electrochemical sensors of important small biomolecules in human body fluids.

A comprehensive review of specific measures to improve the anti-tumor effects of carbon dot-based nanodrugs.

In this review, the mechanism by which various physical signals regulate neural cell behavior is summarized. And the progress of functional material-mediated indirect wireless physical stimulation for neuro-modulation and regeneration is reviewed.

We summarize the recent progress including controllable synthesis, defect engineering, surface modifications, applications, and prospects of Bi-based two-dimensional nanomaterials for cancer diagnosis and treatment.

In this review, we delved into an elaborate exposition of different detection principles reliant on micro/nanomotors (MNMs), explore the challenges encountered by MNMs under distinct detection principles, and discuss potential future solutions.

3D gradient printing helps fabricate objects with gradually changing properties. Here we provide a conceptual understanding of gradient materials, covering current techniques and strategies, as well as their limitations and challenges.

In this article, we present a thorough review on the use of RCDs in biomedical applications, including in vivo and in vitro bioimaging, photoacoustic imaging, monitoring temperature and polarity changes in living cells, tumour therapy, and drug delivery.

The rational design and engineering strategies, employed in polypeptide/protein vesicles, from synthesis to assembly, for advanced biological and medical applications.

In Alzheimer's disease, AuNPs may reduce neuroinflammation by induction of macrophage polarization, reduction of pro-inflammatory cytokine expression, restraint of leukocyte adhesion, and reduction of oxidative stress.

Immunotherapy is a new type of tumor treatment. In this review, the main focus is on an overview of the research progress of immunotherapy in cancer treatment and the combined application of immunotherapy with other therapeutic approaches.

This review summarizes the advances in biomaterial scaffolds with different functionalization strategies for bone tumors. It will provide a valuable reference for bone tumor clinical treatment.

This review discusses unique nanosystems combining taxanes with photosensitizers as multimodal chemo- and phototherapeutics for cancer treatment.

Platinum (Pt) based nanoplatforms are biocompatible nanoagents with photothermal antitumor performance, while exhibiting excellent radiotherapy sensitization properties.

Application of nanomaterials in the diagnosis and treatment of BC.

Supramolecular immunotherapy employs supramolecular materials to stimulate the immune system for inhibiting tumor cell growth and metastasis, reducing the cancer recurrence rate, and improving the quality of the patient's life.

This review focuses on the recent progress of various NIR-II photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy, and briefly presents the ongoing challenges and prospects of NIR-II photosensitizers for clinical translation.

Microneedles, with the advantages of oral administration and local injection, have become a novel strategy for administration and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases. We emphasized the progress and broad applications of MN-based transdermal drug delivery for MSK systems.

Crafting integrated biomolecular circuits (IbC) via self-assembly of electronically active molecules using a “bottom-up” paradigm provides a potential solution to the technological challenges of the miniaturization of silicon-based electronics.

Development of GOx-based nanomaterials for diabetes diagnosis and treatment.

Thyroid cancer, the most common malignancy in the head and neck region, has shown an increasing incidence trend. With the continuous advancement of nanotechnology, nanomaterials hold great promise in providing diagnosis and treatment of thyroid cancer.

This review summarizes the current classification and construction methods of cardiac organoid, and describes its potential applications.

A comprehensive review of melanin's structure, identification methods, and biological activities, highlighting its potential for further development and diverse applications in various fields.

Preparation strategies, optical properties, and sensing application of multicolor carbon dots.

Schematic illustration of 0D nanodrugs for AKI treatment. (a) Pathological features of renal tubular injury and glomerular filtration barrier in AKI. (b) Three categories of 0D nanomaterials applied to nanodrugs surrounding AKI antioxidant therapy.

This paper reviews the design considerations of nanoparticle-based siRNA delivery systems to improve their efficacy and safety. The strategies for overcoming in vivo delivery barriers are discussed.

Intracellular cargo delivery is an important strategy for deciphering cell function, directing cell fate, and reprogramming cell behavior.

Applications of polyphosphate (PolyP) and PolyP inhibitors in biomedicine.

The synergistic effect of nanotopography and chemistry in modulating different stages of the foreign body response, impacting cell–protein–biomaterial interactions.

In a game of humans versus pathogenic microbes, will MicroRNAs be a key weapon for humans to defeat bacterial infections?

This review presents the lastest advances in the treatment of periodontitis with hydrogels. The pathogenic mechanisms of periodontitis are presented, as well as the progress of hydrogel controlling inflammation and tissue reconstruction.

Graphene and its derivatives have many desirable characteristics that make them suitable for use in cardiac tissue engineering.

This review provides a comprehensive overview of oxygen-releasing biomaterials for regenerative medicine.

This is a systematic review of advances and perspectives of nanozymes in respiratory diseases, which will inspire communities of researchers and build a bridge between nanozymes and respiratory medicine.

Different kinds of cell membrane-functionalized biomimetic nanoparticles utilized for glioma therapy.

This review highlights the potential of black phosphorus nanosheets (BPNs) in treating bacterial infections, addressing their unique properties as well as the challenges and prospects of their antibacterial applications in biomedicine.

This article presents a comprehensive review of the preparation methods, carrier forms, and key parameters of nanocellulose-based hydrogels as drug delivery systems. And it proposes potential research directions.

Critical analysis of discrete metal compounds and metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) as a platform for the treatment and/or diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease.

This article reviews the recent developments in the use of MOF materials as probes and biosensing platforms for diverse chemicals (H₂O₂, metal ions, H₂S, GSH, and nucleic acids) in biological cells.

Nanozyme-based sensors in the field of healthcare.