Nora Bastida Agote, Alessandro Cianciosi, Andrea Ewald, Jürgen Groll, Toby A Jenkins, Markus J Kettel
{"title":"Hydrogel Foams Containing Superabsorbent Particles for Wound Care Applications.","authors":"Nora Bastida Agote, Alessandro Cianciosi, Andrea Ewald, Jürgen Groll, Toby A Jenkins, Markus J Kettel","doi":"10.1021/acsabm.4c01719","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.4c01719","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Herein, we report an innovative approach to design hydrogel foams by embedding superabsorbent polymer (SAP) particles with the aim of improving wound dressing applications. A cross-linking process was used to prepare hydrogel foams by just adding 3 components: an NCO-terminated three-arm prepolymer, SAP particles, and water. Variations in the chemical compositions allow creation of hydrogel foams with different material properties that can be applied to wounds with different characteristics. Hydrogel foams that are stable to electron beam sterilization are mechanically stable and have adjustable as well as very high absorption capacities. SAP-loaded foams have open pore structures and can be used to remove excess exudate from highly exudating wounds. Additionally, the SAP-loaded hydrogels have tunable high moisture donation properties and, hence, the potential to help keep contaminated wounds clean or to moisten a dry wound to enhance wound healing. Therefore, hydrogel foams with SAP particles have the potential to be used in advanced wound dressings for application on both dry and highly exudating, acute, and chronic wounds.</p>","PeriodicalId":2,"journal":{"name":"ACS Applied Bio Materials","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144126112","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Polymer-Based Designer Particles as Drug Carriers: Strategies to Construct and Modify.","authors":"Nidhi Gupta, Sampa Saha","doi":"10.1021/acsabm.5c00041","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.5c00041","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Biological barriers present remarkable challenges for therapeutics delivery, requiring an advanced drug delivery system that can navigate through the complex physiological environment. Polymeric particles provide remarkable versatility due to their adaptable physiochemical properties, facilitating new designs that address complex delivery issues. This review focuses on recent advancements in the morphology of polymeric particles that emulate biological barriers to improve drug efficacy. It includes how structural engineering─such as designing rod-shaped particles for improved cellular uptake, red-blood-cell-shaped particles for prolonged circulation, worm-shaped carriers for improved tissue penetration, and multicompartmental systems for providing combination therapies─profoundly alters drug delivery capabilities. These designer particles exhibit enhanced target specificity, controlled release kinetics, and improved therapeutic outcomes relative to traditional spherical carriers. This particular review also emphasizes how a combination of polymer chemistry and fabrication methods facilitates achieving these advanced structures, while highlighting ongoing challenges in scale-up, reproducibility, and clinical translations. Through the analysis of structure-functional property correlations in various biomimetic designs, we have also attempted to provide insight into future advancements in polymeric delivery systems that have the potential to transform treatment strategies for complicated diseases via shape-directed biological interactions for better therapeutic outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":2,"journal":{"name":"ACS Applied Bio Materials","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144126114","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhaoyang Liu, Yufeng Zhu, Yilan Jin, Rong Wang, Junjie Xia, Yingqiao Wang, Hong Yang, Changxin Shen, Shiping Yang, Zhiguo Zhou
{"title":"Phosphorus Phthalocyanine-Based NIR-II Nanoparticles for Photoacoustic Imaging and Photothermal Therapy of Thrombus.","authors":"Zhaoyang Liu, Yufeng Zhu, Yilan Jin, Rong Wang, Junjie Xia, Yingqiao Wang, Hong Yang, Changxin Shen, Shiping Yang, Zhiguo Zhou","doi":"10.1021/acsabm.5c00522","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.5c00522","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A thrombus blocks blood flow, triggering life-threatening diseases like stroke. While drug therapy is the current main treatment, its bleeding side effects are problematic. Researchers are exploring nondrug thrombolysis methods, and photothermal therapy (PTT) offers a noninvasive approach with its unique benefits. However, PTT is usually not potent enough for complete thrombus eradication due to its low targeting ability. Herein, a targeted theranostic agent (S-PPc@ZnDPA) based on a phosphorus phthalocyanine (S-PPc) molecule was modified with phospholipids to enhance water solubility and loaded with the targeting molecule Zn(II)-bis(dipicolylamine) (ZnDPA). S-PPc@ZnDPA is capable of generating photoacoustic signals under 1064 nm light irradiation and has an efficient photothermal conversion efficiency (59.4%), making it a potential NIR-II absorbing nanoagent for integrated thrombosis diagnosis and treatment, as demonstrated by in vitro and in vivo experiments.</p>","PeriodicalId":2,"journal":{"name":"ACS Applied Bio Materials","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144118336","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Carina S Russell, Azadeh Mostafavi, Jacob P Quint, Adriana C Panayi, Kodi Baldino, Tyrell J Williams, Jocelyn G Daubendiek, Victor Hugo Sánchez, Zack Bonick, Mairon Trujillo-Miranda, Su Ryon Shin, Olivier Pourquie, Sahar Salehi, Indranil Sinha, Ali Tamayol
{"title":"Correction to \"<i>In Situ</i> Printing of Adhesive Hydrogel Scaffolds for the Treatment of Skeletal Muscle Injuries\".","authors":"Carina S Russell, Azadeh Mostafavi, Jacob P Quint, Adriana C Panayi, Kodi Baldino, Tyrell J Williams, Jocelyn G Daubendiek, Victor Hugo Sánchez, Zack Bonick, Mairon Trujillo-Miranda, Su Ryon Shin, Olivier Pourquie, Sahar Salehi, Indranil Sinha, Ali Tamayol","doi":"10.1021/acsabm.5c00615","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.5c00615","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":2,"journal":{"name":"ACS Applied Bio Materials","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144118332","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hari Raj K, Gnanavel Sadasivam, Vamsi Krishna Dommeti
{"title":"Biocomposites-Coated Biodegradable Materials with Optimized Properties for Orthopedic Implant Biodegradability and Performance: A Comparative Study.","authors":"Hari Raj K, Gnanavel Sadasivam, Vamsi Krishna Dommeti","doi":"10.1021/acsabm.5c00603","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.5c00603","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Implant failure continues to be a critical concern in orthopedic interventions, frequently resulting in consequences such as fractures and necessitating revision procedures. Multiple causes, such as mechanical failure, inadequate osteointegration, and corrosion, lead to implant failure over time. This study seeks to resolve these challenges by surface-modifying biodegradable materials such as poly(lactic acid) (PLA) and AZ31 Mg alloy (Mg), integrating novel Biocomposites of titanium-hydroxyapatite (Ti-HA) to improve their efficacy. The altered materials aim to enhance mechanical strength, osteointegration, and regulated deterioration, thus minimizing the likelihood of implant failure. The characterization techniques validated the Biocomposites' adhesion on the implant's surface, mechanical analysis and corrosion resistance were also validated with the help of UTS and electrochemical studies, and <i>in vitro</i> analyses exhibited substantial improvements in material durability and biological compatibility. The result shows that the Biocomposite assistance improved the overall performance of the implant material. This work presents a pioneering strategy to mitigate implant failure by emphasizing these enhancements, facilitating more dependable and efficient solutions in orthopedic implantation, ultimately enhancing patient outcomes and decreasing the necessity for revision procedures. The earlier segment of the research study was confirmed with another Biocomposites (Ti-Zr), representing a continuation of that research work.</p>","PeriodicalId":2,"journal":{"name":"ACS Applied Bio Materials","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144118328","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Laura Fernández-Méndez, Yilian Fernández-Afonso, Pablo Martínez-Vicente, Ainhize Urkola-Arsuaga, Claudia Miranda-Pérez de Alejo, Irati L de la Pisa, Sandra Plaza-García, Jesús Ruíz-Cabello, Pedro Ramos-Cabrer, Lucía Gutiérrez, Susana Carregal-Romero
{"title":"NIR-II Photoresponsive Magnetoliposomes for Remote-Controlled Release and Magnetic Resonance Imaging.","authors":"Laura Fernández-Méndez, Yilian Fernández-Afonso, Pablo Martínez-Vicente, Ainhize Urkola-Arsuaga, Claudia Miranda-Pérez de Alejo, Irati L de la Pisa, Sandra Plaza-García, Jesús Ruíz-Cabello, Pedro Ramos-Cabrer, Lucía Gutiérrez, Susana Carregal-Romero","doi":"10.1021/acsabm.5c00233","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.5c00233","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Magnetic nanoparticles, especially iron oxide nanoparticles, have become versatile and widely used tools in nanomedicine due to their unique magnetic properties, biocompatibility, and tunable functionality. Liposomes have further enhanced the potential of iron oxide nanoparticles by serving as effective nanocarriers with advantages such as drug coencapsulation and enhanced molecular imaging properties. In this study, we present magnetoliposomes composed of ultrasmall free-floating iron oxide nanoparticles inside liposomes (LP-IONPs) and thermoresponsive phospholipids, which were designed as dual <i>T</i><sub>2</sub>-<i>T</i><sub>1</sub> magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents for image-guided liposome degradation and infrared light-responsive nanocarriers in the second biological window for remote-controlled drug delivery. We demonstrated a dynamic shift from <i>T</i><sub>2</sub> to <i>T</i><sub>1</sub> MRI contrast during intracellular degradation of LP-IONPs, along with successful light-activated drug release in cancer cells. Biodistribution studies using MRI and histological analysis confirmed their potential for <i>in vivo</i> applications. These results highlight the potential of LP-IONPs as image-guided and remote-controlled drug delivery systems.</p>","PeriodicalId":2,"journal":{"name":"ACS Applied Bio Materials","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144118334","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Combating Fuel Biocontamination: Tailored Antimicrobial Peptides and an Innovative Delivery Strategy.","authors":"Swagata Das, Uttam Pal, Tanusri Saha-Dasgupta, Susanna Leong","doi":"10.1021/acsabm.5c00474","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.5c00474","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Microbial invasion and subsequent fuel biocontamination have long posed significant challenges, leading to a significant infrastructural damage. The lack of systematic data on the correlation between environmental parameters and microbial growth has hampered the development of targeted solutions to date. To address this challenge, this study reports a targeted strategy to inactivate and control the proliferation of commonly identified fuel-contaminating microbial clusters through the development of synthetic peptides that can be delivered directly to fuel samples. From a library of short peptides which was designed based on the indolicidin template peptides, three unique sequences were found to have good broad-spectrum activity toward a range of microbes such as <i>Bacillus</i>, <i>Sphingomonas</i>, and <i>Hormoconis</i>, with P17, showing the highest killing potential. The structural analyses of the peptides based on circular dichroism spectroscopy revealed the helical propensity of the peptides in SDS micelles and a random flexible structure in solution. The peptides showed stability under biological conditions and minimal cytotoxicity against mammalian cells. This study presents an innovative method to effectively address fuel biocontamination using short peptides coupled with a potentially scalable protocol to administer the peptides to fuel samples.</p>","PeriodicalId":2,"journal":{"name":"ACS Applied Bio Materials","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144118330","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Geetanjali Deka, Riya Mallik, Ismile Sk, Chandan Mukherjee
{"title":"Porous Silica Nanoparticle Entrapped Small Gd(III) and Mn(II) Complexes as MRI Contrast Agents.","authors":"Geetanjali Deka, Riya Mallik, Ismile Sk, Chandan Mukherjee","doi":"10.1021/acsabm.5c00747","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.5c00747","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Among the <i>in vivo</i> imaging techniques, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides soft-tissue images with high spatial resolution without using any harmful ionizing radiation. Prior to <i>in vivo</i> imaging, the administration of a bolus injection of paramagnetic species, coined as contrast agents (CAs), has become almost routine to facilitate conspicuous imaging in a relatively short measurement period. The contrast agents are mainly small Gd(III)-complexes of macrocyclic and acyclic organic ligands with polar pendant arms. Nonetheless, reports on some adverse effects due to the accumulation of bare Gd(III) ions in the human body from the used gadolinium-based contrast agents necessitate extensive investigations on Mn(II)-complexes to engender potential alternatives. While thermodynamically stable and kinetically inert Mn-complexes with inner-sphere water molecule(s) have been developed and tested as CAs, the enhancement in the relaxivity value beyond 3.5 mM<sup>-1</sup> s<sup>-1</sup> has been intriguing. This review discloses the recent strategies for incorporating paramagnetic small Gd(III) and Mn(II) complexes within the porous nanosystems, the physicochemical properties, and stability and contrast efficiency improvement after confinement. The generation of \"smart\" and environmentally responsive contrasting probes by incorporating appropriate functional groups onto the surface of the robust nanosystems is also presented herein.</p>","PeriodicalId":2,"journal":{"name":"ACS Applied Bio Materials","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144118338","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hesperidin Derivatives Contained Hydrogel Dressing for Photothermal Treatment of Melanoma and Postoperative Tissue Regeneration.","authors":"Jiaqian He, Zheng Zhou, Wenxiang Zhu, Xin Chen, Shuai Zhu, Jingjing Sun, You Zuo, Mengni Yang, Mengyi Yu, Lingxiu Yang, Jiajie Lei, Wenjia Shao, Xiaoli He, Hairong Liu","doi":"10.1021/acsabm.5c00633","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.5c00633","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Melanoma is a severe malignant skin tumor. It is crucial to effectively eliminate melanoma and promote rapid and healthy regeneration of postoperative tissue defects. Herein, hesperidin derivatives (HD) have been developed as the bioactive components of hydrogels that are capable of ablating melanoma via photothermal therapy (PTT) and promoting tissue regeneration. HD have been prepared by heating hesperidin alkaline solution followed by dialysis and lyophilization, and GelMA hydrogels encapsulating HD kill cancer cells and bacteria under near-infrared (NIR) irradiation. The in vitro test and in vivo transcriptomic analysis confirmed that the HD containing GelMA hydrogels induce the immunogenic cell death (ICD) effect of tumor cells by significantly upregulating chemokine-related, cytokine-related, and apoptosis-related genes, thereby enhancing therapeutic efficacy. In a mouse model of infected skin wounds, the HD containing hydrogels under 808 nm light irradiation effectively promoted wound repair. This was achieved through accelerated wound closure and enhanced skin regeneration, mediated by increased angiogenesis and collagen deposition. In conclusion, the HD containing hydrogels provide a new strategy for the clinical treatment of melanoma and postoperative tissue defect repair following operative resection of cancer.</p>","PeriodicalId":2,"journal":{"name":"ACS Applied Bio Materials","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144109018","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marianna Barbalinardo, Francesca Chiarini, Gabriella Teti, Francesca Paganelli, Elisa Mercadelli, Andrea Bartoletti, Andrea Migliori, Manuela Piazzi, Jessika Bertacchini, Paola Sena, Alessandra Sanson, Mirella Falconi, Carla Palumbo, Massimiliano Cavallini, Denis Gentili
{"title":"Surface Charge Overrides Protein Corona Formation in Determining the Cytotoxicity, Cellular Uptake, and Biodistribution of Silver Nanoparticles.","authors":"Marianna Barbalinardo, Francesca Chiarini, Gabriella Teti, Francesca Paganelli, Elisa Mercadelli, Andrea Bartoletti, Andrea Migliori, Manuela Piazzi, Jessika Bertacchini, Paola Sena, Alessandra Sanson, Mirella Falconi, Carla Palumbo, Massimiliano Cavallini, Denis Gentili","doi":"10.1021/acsabm.5c00392","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.5c00392","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) hold great promise in biomedical applications due to their unique properties and potential for specific tissue targeting. However, the clinical translation of nanoparticle-based therapeutics remains challenging, primarily due to an incomplete understanding of how nanoparticle properties influence interactions at the nano-bio interface, as well as the role of surface-adsorbed proteins (i.e., protein corona) in modulating nanoparticle-cell interactions. This study demonstrates that the surface charge has a greater influence than protein corona formation in determining the cytotoxicity, cellular uptake, and biodistribution of AgNPs. Using negatively and positively charged AgNPs, we show that while protein corona formation is essential for ensuring nanoparticle availability for cellular interactions, the adsorption of biomolecules is nonspecific and independent of surface charge. Conversely, the surface charge significantly influences the interactions of AgNPs with cells. Positively charged nanoparticles exhibit enhanced cellular uptake, preferential accumulation in lysosomes, and pronounced mitochondrial damage compared to their negatively charged counterparts, resulting in greater cytotoxic effects. This effect is particularly evident in human breast cancer cells, where negatively charged nanoparticles show minimal uptake and cytotoxicity. These findings demonstrate that surface charge is the primary factor governing nanoparticle-cell interactions rather than protein corona formation. Nonetheless, the protein corona plays a critical role in stabilizing nanoparticles in physiological environments.</p>","PeriodicalId":2,"journal":{"name":"ACS Applied Bio Materials","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144109024","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}