Themed collection 2019 Journal of Materials Chemistry B Most Popular Articles
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Dual acid-responsive bola-type supramolecular vesicles for efficient intracellular anticancer drug delivery
Dual acid-responsive bola-type supramolecular vesicles have been successfully constructed for efficient intracellular anticancer drug delivery and controlled release.
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2019,7, 3944-3949
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9TB00555B
Acid-responsive H2-releasing Fe nanoparticles for safe and effective cancer therapy
Hydrogen therapy is an emerging and promising strategy for the treatment of inflammation-related diseases owing to the excellent bio-safety of hydrogen molecules (H2), but is facing a challenge that the H2 concentration at the local disease site is hardly accumulated because of its high diffusibility and low solubility, limiting the efficacy of hydrogen therapy.
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2019,7, 2759-2765
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9TB00338J
Flexible and wearable strain sensors based on tough and self-adhesive ion conducting hydrogels
Tough and self-adhesive zwitterionic hydrogels with ionic conductivity have been prepared, showing high and linear strain sensitivity for detecting human motions.
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2019,7, 24-29
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8TB02629G
An immunochromatographic strip sensor for sildenafil and its analogues
A novel Sild hapten was successfully synthesized and a sensitive anti-Sild mAb was produced based on this hapten. The immunochromatographic assay (ICA) allowed qualitative and quantitative detection of Sild and its analogues in food samples within 15 min. The ICA was successfully applied to real samples and showed a good correlation with ic-ELISA.
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2019,7, 6383-6389
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9TB00280D
An ultra-sensitive ratiometric fluorescent probe for hypochlorous acid detection by the synergistic effect of AIE and TBET and its application of detecting exogenous/endogenous HOCl in living cells
TR-OCl exhibits ultra-high sensitivity towards HOCl with a 7000-fold enhancement in the fluorescence ratio (I589/I477) and a detection limit of 1.29 nM, which is one of the highest recorded so far.
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2019,7, 5125-5131
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9TB01279F
PEDOT:PSS interfaces stabilised using a PEGylated crosslinker yield improved conductivity and biocompatibility
The rapidly expanding fields of bioelectronics, and biological interfaces with sensors and stimulators, are placing an increasing demand on candidate materials to serve as robust surfaces that are both biocompatible, stable and electroconductive.
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2019,7, 4811-4820
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9TB01028A
Bifunctional MIL-53(Fe) with pyrophosphate-mediated peroxidase-like activity and oxidation-stimulated fluorescence switching for alkaline phosphatase detection
Bifunctional MIL-53(Fe) with PPi-mediated peroxidase-like activity and oxidation-stimulated fluorescence switching was explored for ALP sensing.
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2019,7, 4794-4800
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9TB00951E
A flexible, adhesive and self-healable hydrogel-based wearable strain sensor for human motion and physiological signal monitoring
A flexible and wearable sensor is prepared to monitor human motions such as joint motion, speaking, breathing, and slight blood pulsation.
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2019,7, 4638-4648
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9TB01039D
Fabrication of magnesium oxide nanoparticles by solvent alteration and their bactericidal applications
MgO nanoparticles are synthesized using water, ethanol and aqueous CTAB solution. The nanoparticles synthesized in ethanol exhibited smallest size, maximum reactive oxygen species generation and maximum antibacterial ability, and low haemolysis.
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2019,7, 4141-4152
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9TB00782B
A multifunctional near-infrared laser-triggered drug delivery system using folic acid conjugated chitosan oligosaccharide encapsulated gold nanorods for targeted chemo-photothermal therapy
FA–COS–TGA–GNRs–DOX have been successfully designed as a drug delivery system for chemo-photothermal combination therapy.
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2019,7, 3811-3825
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8TB02823K
Albumin enhances PTX delivery ability of dextran NPs and therapeutic efficacy of PTX for colorectal cancer
The nanoassemblies of Dex6k–BSA–PTX and the pH-responsive drug release for anti-tumor applications in vivo.
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2019,7, 3537-3545
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9TB00181F
Boosting the antimicrobial action of vancomycin formulated in shellac nanoparticles of dual-surface functionality
We demonstrate a strong enhancement of the antimicrobial action of vancomycin encapsulated in shellac nanocarriers with cationic surface functionality which concentrate on the microbial cell membranes.
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2019,7, 3119-3133
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8TB03102A
Copper-nanoparticle-embedded hydrogel for killing bacteria and promoting wound healing with photothermal therapy
Cu-NP-embedded hydrogel (BACA/Cu NPs/Gel-MA hydrogel) produces ROS for photothermal therapy, killing bacteria, and promoting wound healing.
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2019,7, 2534-2548
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8TB03272F
Controlling methacryloyl substitution of chondroitin sulfate: injectable hydrogels with tunable long-term drug release profiles
Controlling the degree of methacryloyl substitution on chondroitin sulfate allows for tunable drug release kinetics.
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2019,7, 2151-2161
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8TB03020K
Zwitterionic poly(sulfobetaine methacrylate) hydrogels with optimal mechanical properties for improving wound healing in vivo
Zwitterionic hydrogels, as highly hydrated and soft materials, have been considered as promising materials for wound dressing, due to their unique antifouling and mechanical properties.
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2019,7, 1697-1707
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8TB02590H
Effect of gelatin source and photoinitiator type on chondrocyte redifferentiation in gelatin methacryloyl-based tissue-engineered cartilage constructs
This work investigates neocartilage formation in bovine and porcine gelatin methacryloyl-based hydrogels photocrosslinked using ultraviolet or visible light photoinitiator systems.
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2019,7, 1761-1772
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8TB02607F
Perfluorocarbon-based O2 nanocarrier for efficient photodynamic therapy
A series of polymer micelles with a perfluorocarbon (PFC) core to carry both PS and O2 to tumor sites was prepared. These new PFC formulation not only improved the production of 1O2 and enhanced the PDT efficiency, but also significantly reduced cell toxicity compared with the one without a perfluoro unit.
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2019,7, 1116-1123
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8TB01844H
Near-infrared mito-specific fluorescent probe for ratiometric detection and imaging of alkaline phosphatase activity with high sensitivity
A NIR ratiometric fluorescent probe based on cyanine dye was developed for detecting and intracellular imaging of ALP activity with high sensitivity.
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2019,7, 443-450
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8TB02799D
Pd nanoparticle-decorated graphitic C3N4 nanosheets with bifunctional peroxidase mimicking and ON–OFF fluorescence enable naked-eye and fluorescent dual-readout sensing of glucose
Pd nanoparticle-decorated graphitic C3N4 nanosheets with peroxidase mimicking and ON–OFF fluorescence for the naked-eye and fluorescent dual-readout detection of glucose.
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2019,7, 233-239
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8TB02110D
Near-infrared fluorescent probes based on TBET and FRET rhodamine acceptors with different pKa values for sensitive ratiometric visualization of pH changes in live cells
Three near-infrared ratiometric fluorescent probes with different pKa values were synthesized to achieve sensitive ratiometric visualization of pH variations in lysosomes.
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2019,7, 198-209
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8TB01524D
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This web collection features the top 20 most popular articles published in Journal of Materials Chemistry B in 2019.
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