This study was supported by a grant(2019R1A6A1A11051471)from Priority Research Centers Program which was funded by the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF);the Bio&Medical Technology Development Program(2018M3A9B5021319)which was funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT,South Korea(MSIT);a grant from Seoul National University Bundang Hospital(14-2023-0001);a grant from Korea Medical Device Development Fund by the Korea government(RS-2020-KD000033);a grant from the Alchemist Project of Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology(KEIT 20018560,NTIS 1415184668)which was funded by the Ministry of Trade,Industry&Energy.
Retinal vascular disease is the leading cause of visual impairment.Although intravitreal drug injections are the most suitable approach for addressing retinal disorders,existing clinical treatments necessitate repeate...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.21673002,21473012 and 21173025).
Polyelectrolyte solutions are more variable than uncharged macromolecule due to electrical interaction between charged molecules and surrounding counterions.Therefore,the subject of polyelectrolyte solutions has attra...
supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(Nos.2022YFA1104100,2022YFA1103500,2022YFB3804400);the National Natural Sciences Grants China(Nos.82172388,82372373,81871771,52373128,52273121);the Beijing Natural Sciences Foundation(Nos.7222123,L212065,7222011);the Beijing Municipal Health Commission(Nos.BMHC-2021-6,BJRITO-RDP-2023).
Skeletal stem cells(SSC)have gained attentions as candidates for the treatment of osteoarthritis due to their osteochondrogenic capacity.However,the immunomodulatory properties of SSC,especially under delivery operati...
Fluorescent poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-Nile blue)(pNIPAm-co-NB)microgels were synthesized that exhibited fluorescence intensity changes in a water temperature-dependent fashion.NB is well known to exhibit fluoresce...
supported by a grant from the Korean Fund for Regenerative Medicine,funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT,and the Ministry of Health&Welfare of Korea[22C0620L1-11].
Critical limb ischemia(CLI)is a devastating disease characterized by the progressive blockage of blood vessels.Although the paracrine effect of growth factors in stem cell therapy made it a promising angiogenic therap...
supported by a National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF)grant funded by the Korean government(MSIT;No.NRF-2019R1A5A2027340);by the Bio&Medical Technology Development Program of the NRF funded by the Korean government(MSIT,No.NRF-2022M3A9G8017220).
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis(IPF)is a chronic inflammatory and fibrotic response-driven lung disease that is difficult to cure because it manifests excessive profibrotic cytokines(e.g.,TGF-β),activated myofibroblast...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.22034005,81973569,and 21621003).
3D microgels with various mechanical properties have been important platforms tumor metastasis analysis,and widely adjustable stiffness is crucial for deeper researches.Herein,by mixing biodegradable polylactic acid(P...
supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2020YFA0908200);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32201118,52073060,and 52103196);the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(2021B1515120054);the Shenzhen Fundamental Research Program(JCYJ20190813152616459 and JCYJ20210324133214038).
Prevention of recurrence/metastasis and tissue regeneration are critical for post-surgery treatment of malignant tumors. Here, to address these needs, a novel type of microgel co-loading cryo-shocked cancer cells, imm...
sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51873071,32071321);the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2018YFC1106300).
Islets transplantation is a promising treatment for type 1 diabetes mellitus. However, severe host immune rejection and poor oxygen/nutrients supply due to the lack of surrounding capillary network often lead to trans...
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region(HKSAR)General Research Fund of The Chinese University of Hong Kong,Grant/Award Numbers:CUHK14304619,2130642;National Natural Science Foundation of China,Grant/Award Number:32172347;Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province,Grant/Award Number:2021A1515011000。
Pickering emulsions have been widely used for biphasic catalysis in the past decade.However,it remains a great challenge to achieve simple product collection and enzyme recovery.Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)(PNIPAM)-bas...