We are delighted to present this Journal of Materials Chemistry B themed issue on Bioinspired Surfaces Engineering for Biomaterials, guest edited by Professor Jian Ji (Zhejiang University), Professor Kazuhiko Ishihara (The University of Tokyo), Professor Shaoyi Jiang (Cornell University), Professor M. Cristina L. Martins (Universidade do Porto) and Professor G. Julius Vancso (University of Twente).
Understanding the sophisticated functionalities offered by objects and processes found in nature will guide the design of materials with desirable properties to meet challenging applications. Zwitterionic and other materials, inspired by biological structures and functions at different levels (e.g. cell membrane, protein, tissues etc.) have shown great potential in diagnostic, drug delivery and tissue regeneration applications.
This themed issue of Journal of Materials Chemistry B is focused on recent rapid development in bioinspired biomaterials. It aims at covering the recent progress on zwitterionic materials specifically and other bioinspired biomaterials broadly, including properties, applications, and synthesis of bioinspired and zwitterionic materials related to biology and medicine, bioinspired surfaces/interfaces, fabrication and functionality of bioinspired nanoparticles, high-throughput methods and applications in nanomedicine, nanodiagnostics, medical devices, sensors, and scaffolds for tissue regeneration.
All of the articles in the issue are free to access until 8 May 2022. A selection of articles from the issue is provided below.
Editorial Introduction to bioinspired surfaces engineering for biomaterials G. Julius Vancso, Jian Ji, Kazuhiko Ishihara, M. Cristina L. Martins and Shaoyi Jiang J. Mater. Chem. B, 2022, 10, 2277-2279 DOI: 10.1039/D2TB90044K
Reviews Yijing Tang, Dong Zhang, Yanxian Zhang, Yonglan Liu, Lirong Cai, Eleanor Plaster and Jie Zheng J. Mater. Chem. B, 2022, 10, 2280-2295 DOI: 10.1039/D1TB01942B
Antimicrobial peptide-based materials: opportunities and challenges Akhilesh Rai, Rafaela Ferrão, Paulo Palma, Tatiana Patricio, Paula Parreira, Elsa Anes, Chiara Tonda-Turo, M. Cristina L. Martins, Nuno Alves and Lino Ferreira J. Mater. Chem. B, 2022, 10, 2384-2429 DOI: 10.1039/D1TB02617H
Articles Bioinspired NO release coating enhances endothelial cells and inhibits smooth muscle cells Molecular simulations of zwitterlation-induced conformation and dynamics variation of glucagon-like peptide-1 and insulin A natural polysaccharide-based antibacterial functionalization strategy for liquid and air filtration membranes A biomimetic anti-biofouling coating in nanofluidic channels Zwitterionic choline phosphate conjugated folate-poly (ethylene glycol): a general decoration of erythrocyte membrane-coated nanoparticles for enhanced tumor-targeting drug delivery |