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Wound Healing: From Passive to Smart Dressings by Farahani, Mojtaba, Shafiee, Abbas

“…The universal increase in the number of patients with nonhealing skin wounds imposes a huge social and economic burden on the patients and healthcare systems…”
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Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy by Lan, Minhuan, Zhao, Shaojing, Liu, Weimin, Lee, Chun‐Sing, Zhang, Wenjun, Wang, Pengfei

“…As an emerging clinical modality for cancer treatment, photodynamic therapy (PDT) takes advantage of the cytotoxic activity of reactive oxygen species (ROS)…”
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The Biomedical Use of Silk: Past, Present, Future by Holland, Chris, Numata, Keiji, Rnjak‐Kovacina, Jelena, Seib, F. Philipp

“…Humans have long appreciated silk for its lustrous appeal and remarkable physical properties, yet as the mysteries of silk are unraveled, it becomes clear that…”
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Advances and Impact of Antioxidant Hydrogel in Chronic Wound Healing by Xu, Zejun, Han, Shuyan, Gu, Zhipeng, Wu, Jun

“…The accelerating and thorough treatment of chronic wounds still represents a major unmet medical need owing to the complex symptoms resulting from metabolic…”
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Antibacterial Activity of Silver Nanoparticles: Structural Effects by Tang, Shaoheng, Zheng, Jie

“…The increase of antibiotic resistance in bacteria has become a major concern for successful diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases. Over the past few…”
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Selenium Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications: From Development and Characterization to Therapeutics by Ferro, Cláudio, Florindo, Helena F., Santos, Hélder A.

“…Selenium (Se) is an essential element to human health that can be obtained in nature through several sources. In the human body, it is incorporated into…”
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Magnetic Nanoparticles in Cancer Therapy and Diagnosis by Farzin, Ali, Etesami, Seyed Alireza, Quint, Jacob, Memic, Adnan, Tamayol, Ali

“…There is urgency for the development of nanomaterials that can meet emerging biomedical needs. Magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) offer high magnetic moments and…”
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A Hydrogen‐Bonded Extracellular Matrix‐Mimicking Bactericidal Hydrogel with Radical Scavenging and Hemostatic Function for pH‐Responsive Wound Healing Acceleration by Ahmadian, Zainab, Correia, Alexandra, Hasany, Masoud, Figueiredo, Patrícia, Dobakhti, Faramarz, Eskandari, Mohammad Reza, Hosseini, Seyed Hojjat, Abiri, Ramin, Khorshid, Shiva, Hirvonen, Jouni, Santos, Hélder A., Shahbazi, Mohammad‐Ali

“…Generation of reactive oxygen species, delayed blood clotting, prolonged inflammation, bacterial infection, and slow cell proliferation are the main challenges…”
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Enzyme‐Based Glucose Sensor: From Invasive to Wearable Device by Lee, Hyunjae, Hong, Yongseok Joseph, Baik, Seungmin, Hyeon, Taeghwan, Kim, Dae‐Hyeong

“…Blood glucose concentration is a key indicator of patients' health, particularly for symptoms associated with diabetes mellitus. Because of the large number of…”
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Size‐Dependent EPR Effect of Polymeric Nanoparticles on Tumor Targeting by Kang, Homan, Rho, Sunghoon, Stiles, Wesley R., Hu, Shuang, Baek, Yoonji, Hwang, Do Won, Kashiwagi, Satoshi, Kim, Moon Suk, Choi, Hak Soo

“…Passive targeting of large nanoparticles by the enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect is a crucial concept for solid tumor targeting in cancer…”
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Liposomes and Extracellular Vesicles as Drug Delivery Systems: A Comparison of Composition, Pharmacokinetics, and Functionalization by Koog, Luke, Gandek, Timea B., Nagelkerke, Anika

“…Over the past decades, lipid‐based nanoparticle drug delivery systems (DDS) have caught the attention of researchers worldwide, encouraging the field to…”
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Noble Metal Nanomaterials for NIR‐Triggered Photothermal Therapy in Cancer by Lv, Zhuoqian, He, Sijia, Wang, Youfu, Zhu, Xinyuan

“…It is of great significance to develop anticancer therapeutic agents or technologies with high degree of specificity and patient compliance, while low…”
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Polymeric Hydrogel Systems as Emerging Biomaterial Platforms to Enable Hemostasis and Wound Healing by Pourshahrestani, Sara, Zeimaran, Ehsan, Kadri, Nahrizul Adib, Mutlu, Nurshen, Boccaccini, Aldo R.

“…Broad interest in developing new hemostatic technologies arises from unmet needs in mitigating uncontrolled hemorrhage in emergency, surgical, and battlefield…”
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Flexible Wearable Sensors for Cardiovascular Health Monitoring by Chen, Shuwen, Qi, Jiaming, Fan, Shicheng, Qiao, Zheng, Yeo, Joo Chuan, Lim, Chwee Teck

“…Cardiovascular diseases account for the highest mortality globally, but recent advances in wearable technologies may potentially change how these illnesses are…”
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Accelerated Skin Wound Healing by Electrical Stimulation by Luo, Ruizeng, Dai, Jieyu, Zhang, Jiaping, Li, Zhou

“…When the integrity of the skin got damaged, an endogenous electric field will be generated in the wound and a series of physiological reactions will be…”
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Responsive and Synergistic Antibacterial Coatings: Fighting against Bacteria in a Smart and Effective Way by Wei, Ting, Yu, Qian, Chen, Hong

“…Antibacterial coatings that eliminate initial bacterial attachment and prevent subsequent biofilm formation are essential in a number of applications,…”
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Advances in magnetic nanoparticles for biomedical applications by Cardoso, Vanessa Fernandes, Francesko, António, Ribeiro, Clarisse, Bañobre-López, Manuel, Martins, Pedro Libânio Abreu, Lanceros-Méndez, S.

“…Magnetic nanoparticles (NPs) are emerging as an important class of biomedical functional nanomaterials in areas such as hyperthermia, drug release, tissue…”
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Biodegradable and Electroactive Regenerated Bacterial Cellulose/MXene (Ti3C2Tx) Composite Hydrogel as Wound Dressing for Accelerating Skin Wound Healing under Electrical Stimulation by Mao, Lin, Hu, Sanming, Gao, Yihua, Wang, Li, Zhao, Weiwei, Fu, Lina, Cheng, Haoyan, Xia, Lin, Xie, Shangxian, Ye, Weiliang, Shi, Zhijun, Yang, Guang

“…Traditional wound dressings mainly participate in the passive healing processes and are rarely engaged in active wound healing by stimulating skin cell…”
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Nitric Oxide Therapy for Diabetic Wound Healing by Malone‐Povolny, Maggie J., Maloney, Sara E., Schoenfisch, Mark H.

“…Nitric oxide (NO) represents a potential wound therapeutic agent due to its ability to regulate inflammation and eradicate bacterial infections. Two broad…”
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Nanomaterial‐Enabled Wearable Sensors for Healthcare by Yao, Shanshan, Swetha, Puchakayala, Zhu, Yong

“…Highly sensitive wearable sensors that can be conformably attached to human skin or integrated with textiles to monitor the physiological parameters of human…”
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