Biomaterials Science Blog

This month sees the following articles in Biomaterials Science that are in the top ten most accessed from July – September:

Mesoporous silica nanoparticles for the design of smart delivery nanodevices
Montserrat Colilla, Blanca González and María Vallet-Regí
Biomater. Sci., 2013,1, 114-134
DOI: 10.1039/C2BM00085G

Bio-inspired catechol conjugation converts water-insoluble chitosan into a highly water-soluble, adhesive chitosan derivative for hydrogels and LbL assembly
Kyuri Kim, Ji Hyun Ryu, Dong Yun Lee and Haeshin Lee
Biomater. Sci., 2013,1, 783-790
DOI: 10.1039/C3BM00004D

Influence of structure and properties of colloidal biomaterials on cellular uptake and cell functions
Zhengwei Mao, Xiangyan Zhou and Changyou Gao
Biomater. Sci., 2013,1, 896-911
DOI: 10.1039/C3BM00137G

Enzyme responsive materials: design strategies and future developments
Mischa Zelzer, Simon J. Todd, Andrew R. Hirst, Tom O. McDonald and Rein V. Ulijn
Biomater. Sci., 2013,1, 11-39
DOI: 10.1039/C2BM00041E

Preparation and biological characterization of hollow magnetic Fe3O4@C nanoparticles as drug carriers with high drug loading capability, pH-control drug release and MRI properties
Kai Cheng, Zhiyuan Sun, Yumei Zhou, Hao Zhong, Xiangkai Kong, Peng Xia, Zhen Guo and Qianwang Chen
Biomater. Sci., 2013,1, 965-974
DOI: 10.1039/C3BM60087D

Nucleic acid-directed self-assembly of multifunctional gold nanoparticle imaging agents
Ziyan Zhang, Yongjian Liu, Chad Jarreau, Michael J. Welch and John-Stephen A. Taylor
Biomater. Sci., 2013,1, 1055-1064
DOI: 10.1039/C3BM60070J

Enhanced drug delivery to hepatocellular carcinoma with a galactosylated core–shell polyphosphoester nanogel
Juan Wu, Tian-Meng Sun, Xian-Zhu Yang, Jing Zhu, Xiao-Jiao Du, Yan-Dan Yao, Meng-Hua Xiong, Hong-Xia Wang, Yu-Cai Wang and Jun Wang
Biomater. Sci., 2013,1, 1143-1150
DOI: 10.1039/C3BM60099H

Hyaluronan and self-assembling peptides as building blocks to reconstruct the extracellular environment in skin tissue
Daniela S. Ferreira, Alexandra P. Marques, Rui L. Reis and Helena S. Azevedo
Biomater. Sci., 2013,1, 952-964
DOI: 10.1039/C3BM60019J

Fibrinogen nanofibers for guiding endothelial cell behavior
Dencho Gugutkov, Johan Gustavsson, Maria Pau Ginebra and George Altankov
Biomater. Sci., 2013,1, 1065-1073
DOI: 10.1039/C3BM60124B

Traceless protein delivery with an efficient recyclable nanocarrier
Xuanjun Wu, Yunlong Song, Jiahuai Han, Liu Yang and Shoufa Han
Biomater. Sci., 2013,1, 918-923
DOI: 10.1039/C3BM60128E

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