{"title":"Reactive Flash Nanoprecipitation: Expanding the Landscape of Nanoparticle Fabrication for Biomedical Applications.","authors":"Huari Kou, Lin Qi, Da Huang, Hu Yang","doi":"10.1080/00914037.2026.2702930","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00914037.2026.2702930","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Scaling up nanoparticle production remains a major challenge that limits the translation of nanotechnology. Flash nanoprecipitation (FNP), first introduced by Prud'homme in 2003, offers a promising approach to bridge laboratory-scale synthesis and industrial manufacturing. Building on his pioneering studies, FNP has been applied not only to fabricate nanoparticles encapsulating hydrophobic drugs but also to generate particles with increasingly complex architectures. In this perspective, recent developments in the field are highlighted, and an emerging direction is proposed: reactive FNP (rFNP). In-situ crosslinking and possibly other chemical reactions are integrated directly into the flash nanoprecipitation process. It demonstrates that selected chemical reactions, including click chemistry and precipitation reactions, can be incorporated directly into FNP to create nanoparticles with enhanced chemical stability, improved physical properties, and broader functional capabilities. While this review is centered on new opportunities for applying rFNP-based strategies in biomedical and pharmaceutical applications, it also underscores broader possibilities for nanoparticle preparation and functionalization across a wide range of other fields.</p>","PeriodicalId":14203,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2026-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13390895/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148561970","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of a biofunctional conductive neural scaffold based on chitosan, polycaprolactone, carvacrol and polyaniline","authors":"Elif Özalp, Büşra Oktay, Fatih Çiftçi, Azime Erarslan, Esma Ahlatcıoğlu Özerol","doi":"10.1080/00914037.2025.2585530","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00914037.2025.2585530","url":null,"abstract":"Damage in neural tissues poses a significant challenge in regenerative medicine, requiring scaffolds that support both biological and electrical functions. Conductive biomaterials offer promising solutions by promoting neural repair and integration. However, the development of multifunctional scaffolds that simultaneously provide electrical conductivity, antioxidant activity, mechanical strength, and biocompatibility remains limited. This study aims to develop and characterize a biofunctional conductive neural tissue scaffold. The incorporation of polyaniline (PANI) enhanced electrical conductivity, while the addition of carvacrol (CRV) improved antioxidant activity and biological function but slightly reduced conductivity in the layered structure. In the second-layer scaffold model, cell viability reached 140% thanks to carvacrol. The electrical conductivity of the chitosan/polyaniline film was measured as 1.429 x10−2 S/m using the four-point probe method. A second layer of polycaprolactone/carvacrol was formed onto the chitosan/polyaniline conductive film using electrospinning, and the conductivity was measured as 1.052 x10−3 S/m. The values obtained for both conductive scaffolds have been shown to provide good electrical conductivity in conductive tissue scaffolds used in neural tissue engineering studies. Polycaprolactone (PCL) contributed to mechanical strength, and chitosan (CHI) improved biocompatibility. The combination of these components resulted in a scaffold with suitable properties for neural tissue repair, particularly under neurodegenerative conditions.","PeriodicalId":14203,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials","volume":"75 5","pages":"600-610"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147914578","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Soheila Zare, Hadi Hosseinpour, Mohammad Foad Abazari, Tayebeh Noori, Rana Jahanban‐Esfahlan, Mehdi Jaymand
{"title":"Polyglycerols-based hydrogels for biomedical applications: a comprehensive review","authors":"Soheila Zare, Hadi Hosseinpour, Mohammad Foad Abazari, Tayebeh Noori, Rana Jahanban‐Esfahlan, Mehdi Jaymand","doi":"10.1080/00914037.2025.2546870","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00914037.2025.2546870","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14203,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials","volume":"75 3","pages":"325-345"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147918377","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Colon-targeted drug delivery systems through electrospun core–shell nanofiber loaded with camptothecin for the treatment of colorectal cancer","authors":"Yanzhi Zhao, Xueqian Ma, Haitang Xu, Long Han, Mengjun Zou, Qi Wen, Juying Zhou","doi":"10.1080/00914037.2025.2477159","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00914037.2025.2477159","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14203,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials","volume":"74 17","pages":"1586-1595"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147334239","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zeynep Akpınar, Seyhan Ulusoy, Mert Akgün, Ayhan Oral, Salih Can Suner
{"title":"Cinnamaldehyde-poly (lactic acid)/gelatin nanofibers exhibiting antibacterial and antibiofilm activity","authors":"Zeynep Akpınar, Seyhan Ulusoy, Mert Akgün, Ayhan Oral, Salih Can Suner","doi":"10.1080/00914037.2024.2395879","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00914037.2024.2395879","url":null,"abstract":"Bacterial infections and biofilms are known to impede the wound-healing process. Naturally derived compounds from plants hold promise in inhibiting or preventing bacterial biofilms, with cinnamalde...","PeriodicalId":14203,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials","volume":"43 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142256766","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hugo Espinosa-Andrews, Karina Enriquez, Consuelo Lobato-Calleros
{"title":"Microencapsulation of turmeric oleoresin: complex coacervation and crosslinking strategies for improving encapsulation efficiency and stability in gastrointestinal simulated fluids","authors":"Hugo Espinosa-Andrews, Karina Enriquez, Consuelo Lobato-Calleros","doi":"10.1080/00914037.2024.2393876","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00914037.2024.2393876","url":null,"abstract":"Turmeric oleoresin microcapsules were prepared by complex coacervation of gum arabic (GA) and chitosan (Ch) using genipin as a crosslinker. For this propose, the effect of pH and the biopolymer mas...","PeriodicalId":14203,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142207067","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}