Pulmonary diseases have long posed a severe threat to human life and health.The incidence and mortality rates of pulmonary diseases have shown a rising trend year by year,highlighting the urgency of developing safe an...Pulmonary diseases have long posed a severe threat to human life and health.The incidence and mortality rates of pulmonary diseases have shown a rising trend year by year,highlighting the urgency of developing safe and effective therapeutic approaches.In recent years,to address the challenges faced by traditional treatment strategies for pulmonary diseases,the interdisciplinary integration has greatly promoted the rapid development of biomedical polymer materials in the field of pulmonary disease treatment.This review provides a detailed description of the structural characteristics of lung tissue,types of pulmonary diseases,traditional treatment methods,the categories and properties of biomedical polymer materials applied to pulmonary diseases.We systematically elaborate on the applications of biomedical polymer materials in the treatment of different pulmonary diseases and thoroughly discuss their functional roles in pulmonary diseases,particularly in the delivery of therapeutic agents to diseased sites,the formation of pulmonary aerosol formulations,and the facilitation of the effective accumulation of therapeutic agents.The latest research progresses of biomedical polymer materials are also introduced in pulmonary disease treatment.We have highlighted the current challenges and development opportunities of biomedical polymer materials in the treatment of pulmonary diseases,and provide future research directions for biomedical polymer materials in this field.This review will provide valuable reference for the basic research and clinical application of biomedical polymer materials in pulmonary disease treatment.展开更多
Biomedical polymers have been extensively developed for promising applications in a lot of biomedical fields, such as therapeutic medicine delivery, disease detection and diagnosis, biosensing, regenerative medicine, ...Biomedical polymers have been extensively developed for promising applications in a lot of biomedical fields, such as therapeutic medicine delivery, disease detection and diagnosis, biosensing, regenerative medicine, and disease treatment. In this review, we summarize the most recent advances in the synthesis and application of biomedical polymers, and discuss the comprehensive understanding of their property-function relationship for corresponding biomedical applications. In particular, a few burgeoning bioactive polymers, such as peptide/biomembrane/microorganism/cell-based biomedical polymers, are also introduced and highlighted as the emerging biomaterials for cancer precision therapy. Furthermore, the foreseeable challenges and outlook of the development of more efficient, healthier and safer biomedical polymers are discussed. We wish this systemic and comprehensive review on highlighting frontier progress of biomedical polymers could inspire and promote new breakthrough in fundamental research and clinical translation.展开更多
The synthesis and characterization of amphiphilic copolymers of poly（dimethyl siloxane）(PDMS),poly（ethylene oxide）(PEO), and heparin（Hep） were investigated. These multiblock copolymers wereidentified using;H-NMR...The synthesis and characterization of amphiphilic copolymers of poly（dimethyl siloxane）(PDMS),poly（ethylene oxide）(PEO), and heparin（Hep） were investigated. These multiblock copolymers wereidentified using;H-NMR, FTIR, end group analysis, and sulfur elemental analysis. The multiblockcopolymers were characterized by using DSC and X-ray diffractometry. The glass transition temperature,crystalline melting characteristics, annealing effect, and cold crystallization of the block copolymers weredetermined by DSC. The crystallinity of the block copolymers was also determined by X-ray diffractionmethod.展开更多
This special topic of Science China Technological Sciences is dedicated to presenting a collection of work that highlights the significant progress made by Chinese scholars at the interdisciplinary frontier of biomedi...This special topic of Science China Technological Sciences is dedicated to presenting a collection of work that highlights the significant progress made by Chinese scholars at the interdisciplinary frontier of biomedical polymer materials,life sciences,medicine,and cutting-edge technology.Comprising nine contributions,including reviews,articles,and a perspective,this topic aims to showcase the innovative design and broad application of functional polymers in addressing key biomedical challenges from multiple dimensions.展开更多
Shape-memory effect(SME) is the ability of a material to change its dimension in a predefined way in response to an external stimulus. Polymers that exhibit SME are an important class of materials in medicine, especia...Shape-memory effect(SME) is the ability of a material to change its dimension in a predefined way in response to an external stimulus. Polymers that exhibit SME are an important class of materials in medicine, especially for minimally invasive deployment of devices. However, the rate of translation of the concept to approved products is extremely low, with mostly nitinolbased devices being approved. In this review, the general aspects of the different types of stimuli that can be used to activate SME are reviewed and sterilization issues of shape-memory polymer(SMP)-based medical devices are addressed. In addition, the general usefulness as well as the limitations of the shape-memory effect for biomedical applications are described.展开更多
The therapeutic efficacy of whole tumor vaccine is limited by the relatively low immunogenicity,which determines subsequent activation of the immune response.In this study,we developed a whole tumor cell vaccine with ...The therapeutic efficacy of whole tumor vaccine is limited by the relatively low immunogenicity,which determines subsequent activation of the immune response.In this study,we developed a whole tumor cell vaccine with multiple immunogenicity enhancement strategies,including CD47 knockout by CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing based on non-viral polymer gene carriers,membrane insertion of immune adjuvant DSPE-PEG-Mannose and heat-induced immunogenic cell death.Specifically,CD47 knockout blocks the CD47/SIRPα“don't eat me”signal between tumor cells and APCs,thereby enhancing APC-mediated phagocytosis of tumor cells.Next,the adjuvant DSPE-PEG-Mannose onto the surface of CD47^(KO)B16F10 cells using a simple membrane insertion method for stimulating the maturation of bone marrow-derived dendritic cells(BMDCs)and triggering a stronger immune response.Finally,heat treatment via a simple water bath induced immunogenic cell death(ICD),leading to cell inactivation while releasing specific damage-associated molecular patterns(DAMPs)to activate both the innate and adaptive immune systems.After the programmable process of CD47 gene editing,insertion of immune adjuvants and heat-induced death,the tumor cells transformed into a highly immunogenic whole tumor cell vaccine,achieving significant tumor prevention and therapeutic effects.This work provided a novel,simple,and effective strategy for the construction of a whole tumor cell vaccine.展开更多
Combination therapy involves the simultaneous administration of compounds with varying mechanisms of action that can improve the efficacy of antitumor therapy and reduce toxicity.The most widely used combination regim...Combination therapy involves the simultaneous administration of compounds with varying mechanisms of action that can improve the efficacy of antitumor therapy and reduce toxicity.The most widely used combination regimen is chemotherapy combined with focused immunotherapy.This is implemented to induce the apoptosis of tumor cells and can activate immune responses,improving the clearance rate of primary lesions and maintaining the resistance to postoperative tumor recurrence and metastasis.Advances in micro/nanotechnology,nanomedicine and biomaterials have contributed to the development of enhanced local drug co-delivery systems for cancer treatment,improving tumor targeting and ameliorating severe systemic complications.Carrier materials can achieve the local long-term controllable release of multiple drugs,which not only avoids rapid drug diffusion from the pathological site,but can achieve synergistic effects at lower drug concentrations.Polymeric carriers display excellent biocompatibility and biodegradability;especially,some of them also have anti-tumor effects.The aim of this article was to review recent progress in the use of organic and polymeric materials for local tumor chemo-immunotherapy,which can be used as carriers for chemotherapeutic drugs,immune adjuvants and genes,including amphiphilic nanoparticles,nanocapsules,nano-disks,nano-polyplex particles,hydrogels and implantable materials.展开更多
Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene(ePTFE)is promising in biomedical fields such as covered stents and plastic surgery owing to its excellent biocompatibility and mechanical properties.However,ePTFE material prepared by ...Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene(ePTFE)is promising in biomedical fields such as covered stents and plastic surgery owing to its excellent biocompatibility and mechanical properties.However,ePTFE material prepared by the traditional biaxial stretching process is with thicker middle and thinner sides due to the bowing effect,which poses a major problem in industrial-scale fabrication.To solve this problem,we design an olive-shaped winding roller to provide the middle part of the ePTFE tape with a greater longitudinal stretching amplitude than the two sides,so as to make up for the excessive longitudinal retraction tendency of the middle part when it is transversely stretched.The as-fabricated ePTFE membrane has,as designed,uniform thickness and node-fibril microstructure.In addition,we examine the effects of mass ratio of lubricant to PTFE powder,biaxial stretching ratio and sintering temperature on the performance of the resultant ePTFE membranes.Particularly,the relation between the internal microstructure of the ePTFE membrane and its mechanical properties is revealed.Besides stable mechanical properties,the sintered ePTFE membrane exhibits satisfactory biological properties.We make a series of biological assessments including in vitro hemolysis,coagulation,bacterial reverse mutation and in vivo thrombosis,intracutaneous reactivity test,pyrogen test and subchronic systemic toxicity test;all of the results meet the relevant international standards.The muscle implantation of the sintered ePTFE membrane into rabbits indicates acceptable inflammatory reactions of our sintered ePTFE membrane fabricated on industrial scale.Such a medical-grade raw material with the unique physical form and condensed-state microstructure is expected to afford an inert biomaterial potentially for stent-graft membrane.展开更多
基金the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2021YFB3800900)Natural Science Foundation of Xiamen,China(No.3502Z202371004)+2 种基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52473150,51925305,52173115,51873208,51833010,and 52203183)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.20720230004)the Talent Cultivation Project Funds for the Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province(No.HRTP-[2022]52).
文摘Pulmonary diseases have long posed a severe threat to human life and health.The incidence and mortality rates of pulmonary diseases have shown a rising trend year by year,highlighting the urgency of developing safe and effective therapeutic approaches.In recent years,to address the challenges faced by traditional treatment strategies for pulmonary diseases,the interdisciplinary integration has greatly promoted the rapid development of biomedical polymer materials in the field of pulmonary disease treatment.This review provides a detailed description of the structural characteristics of lung tissue,types of pulmonary diseases,traditional treatment methods,the categories and properties of biomedical polymer materials applied to pulmonary diseases.We systematically elaborate on the applications of biomedical polymer materials in the treatment of different pulmonary diseases and thoroughly discuss their functional roles in pulmonary diseases,particularly in the delivery of therapeutic agents to diseased sites,the formation of pulmonary aerosol formulations,and the facilitation of the effective accumulation of therapeutic agents.The latest research progresses of biomedical polymer materials are also introduced in pulmonary disease treatment.We have highlighted the current challenges and development opportunities of biomedical polymer materials in the treatment of pulmonary diseases,and provide future research directions for biomedical polymer materials in this field.This review will provide valuable reference for the basic research and clinical application of biomedical polymer materials in pulmonary disease treatment.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (52073218, 22135005, 51873162, 51933006,51988102, 52122310, 22075050, 51833008, 51733006, 51733001,52122304)Jiangsu Province Science Foundation for Youths(BK20200241)+3 种基金Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (20JC1414902, 21511104900)Shanghai Municipal Education Commission (2017-01-07-00-07-E00062)the National Key Research and Development Program (2021YFA1201200) of Chinathe Zhejiang Provincial Key Research and Development Program (2020C01123)。
文摘Biomedical polymers have been extensively developed for promising applications in a lot of biomedical fields, such as therapeutic medicine delivery, disease detection and diagnosis, biosensing, regenerative medicine, and disease treatment. In this review, we summarize the most recent advances in the synthesis and application of biomedical polymers, and discuss the comprehensive understanding of their property-function relationship for corresponding biomedical applications. In particular, a few burgeoning bioactive polymers, such as peptide/biomembrane/microorganism/cell-based biomedical polymers, are also introduced and highlighted as the emerging biomaterials for cancer precision therapy. Furthermore, the foreseeable challenges and outlook of the development of more efficient, healthier and safer biomedical polymers are discussed. We wish this systemic and comprehensive review on highlighting frontier progress of biomedical polymers could inspire and promote new breakthrough in fundamental research and clinical translation.
文摘The synthesis and characterization of amphiphilic copolymers of poly（dimethyl siloxane）(PDMS),poly（ethylene oxide）(PEO), and heparin（Hep） were investigated. These multiblock copolymers wereidentified using;H-NMR, FTIR, end group analysis, and sulfur elemental analysis. The multiblockcopolymers were characterized by using DSC and X-ray diffractometry. The glass transition temperature,crystalline melting characteristics, annealing effect, and cold crystallization of the block copolymers weredetermined by DSC. The crystallinity of the block copolymers was also determined by X-ray diffractionmethod.
文摘This special topic of Science China Technological Sciences is dedicated to presenting a collection of work that highlights the significant progress made by Chinese scholars at the interdisciplinary frontier of biomedical polymer materials,life sciences,medicine,and cutting-edge technology.Comprising nine contributions,including reviews,articles,and a perspective,this topic aims to showcase the innovative design and broad application of functional polymers in addressing key biomedical challenges from multiple dimensions.
文摘Shape-memory effect(SME) is the ability of a material to change its dimension in a predefined way in response to an external stimulus. Polymers that exhibit SME are an important class of materials in medicine, especially for minimally invasive deployment of devices. However, the rate of translation of the concept to approved products is extremely low, with mostly nitinolbased devices being approved. In this review, the general aspects of the different types of stimuli that can be used to activate SME are reviewed and sterilization issues of shape-memory polymer(SMP)-based medical devices are addressed. In addition, the general usefulness as well as the limitations of the shape-memory effect for biomedical applications are described.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2021YFB3800900)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52433006,52495010,52495015)+1 种基金the Talent Cultivation Project Funds for the Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province(HRTP-[2022]52)supported by the General Plan Project of Quanzhou,Fujian Province,China(2024NS009[to Nuo Dong])。
文摘The therapeutic efficacy of whole tumor vaccine is limited by the relatively low immunogenicity,which determines subsequent activation of the immune response.In this study,we developed a whole tumor cell vaccine with multiple immunogenicity enhancement strategies,including CD47 knockout by CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing based on non-viral polymer gene carriers,membrane insertion of immune adjuvant DSPE-PEG-Mannose and heat-induced immunogenic cell death.Specifically,CD47 knockout blocks the CD47/SIRPα“don't eat me”signal between tumor cells and APCs,thereby enhancing APC-mediated phagocytosis of tumor cells.Next,the adjuvant DSPE-PEG-Mannose onto the surface of CD47^(KO)B16F10 cells using a simple membrane insertion method for stimulating the maturation of bone marrow-derived dendritic cells(BMDCs)and triggering a stronger immune response.Finally,heat treatment via a simple water bath induced immunogenic cell death(ICD),leading to cell inactivation while releasing specific damage-associated molecular patterns(DAMPs)to activate both the innate and adaptive immune systems.After the programmable process of CD47 gene editing,insertion of immune adjuvants and heat-induced death,the tumor cells transformed into a highly immunogenic whole tumor cell vaccine,achieving significant tumor prevention and therapeutic effects.This work provided a novel,simple,and effective strategy for the construction of a whole tumor cell vaccine.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51973218,51833010,51622307)the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences。
文摘Combination therapy involves the simultaneous administration of compounds with varying mechanisms of action that can improve the efficacy of antitumor therapy and reduce toxicity.The most widely used combination regimen is chemotherapy combined with focused immunotherapy.This is implemented to induce the apoptosis of tumor cells and can activate immune responses,improving the clearance rate of primary lesions and maintaining the resistance to postoperative tumor recurrence and metastasis.Advances in micro/nanotechnology,nanomedicine and biomaterials have contributed to the development of enhanced local drug co-delivery systems for cancer treatment,improving tumor targeting and ameliorating severe systemic complications.Carrier materials can achieve the local long-term controllable release of multiple drugs,which not only avoids rapid drug diffusion from the pathological site,but can achieve synergistic effects at lower drug concentrations.Polymeric carriers display excellent biocompatibility and biodegradability;especially,some of them also have anti-tumor effects.The aim of this article was to review recent progress in the use of organic and polymeric materials for local tumor chemo-immunotherapy,which can be used as carriers for chemotherapeutic drugs,immune adjuvants and genes,including amphiphilic nanoparticles,nanocapsules,nano-disks,nano-polyplex particles,hydrogels and implantable materials.
基金supports from National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant no.52130302)National Key R&D Program of China(grant no.2016YFC1100300)。
文摘Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene(ePTFE)is promising in biomedical fields such as covered stents and plastic surgery owing to its excellent biocompatibility and mechanical properties.However,ePTFE material prepared by the traditional biaxial stretching process is with thicker middle and thinner sides due to the bowing effect,which poses a major problem in industrial-scale fabrication.To solve this problem,we design an olive-shaped winding roller to provide the middle part of the ePTFE tape with a greater longitudinal stretching amplitude than the two sides,so as to make up for the excessive longitudinal retraction tendency of the middle part when it is transversely stretched.The as-fabricated ePTFE membrane has,as designed,uniform thickness and node-fibril microstructure.In addition,we examine the effects of mass ratio of lubricant to PTFE powder,biaxial stretching ratio and sintering temperature on the performance of the resultant ePTFE membranes.Particularly,the relation between the internal microstructure of the ePTFE membrane and its mechanical properties is revealed.Besides stable mechanical properties,the sintered ePTFE membrane exhibits satisfactory biological properties.We make a series of biological assessments including in vitro hemolysis,coagulation,bacterial reverse mutation and in vivo thrombosis,intracutaneous reactivity test,pyrogen test and subchronic systemic toxicity test;all of the results meet the relevant international standards.The muscle implantation of the sintered ePTFE membrane into rabbits indicates acceptable inflammatory reactions of our sintered ePTFE membrane fabricated on industrial scale.Such a medical-grade raw material with the unique physical form and condensed-state microstructure is expected to afford an inert biomaterial potentially for stent-graft membrane.
