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  • Article
  • Open Access
43 Citations
6,982 Views
21 Pages

Mesoporous Polydopamine Nanoparticles Attenuate Morphine Tolerance in Neuropathic Pain Rats by Inhibition of Oxidative Stress and Restoration of the Endogenous Antioxidant System

  • Yaswanth Kuthati,
  • Prabhakar Busa,
  • Srikrishna Tummala,
  • Vaikar Navakanth Rao and ,
  • Venkata Naga Goutham Davuluri,
  • Yen-Peng Ho and
  • Chih-Shung Wong
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

29 January 2021

Oxidative stress resulting from reactive oxygen species (ROS) is known to play a key role in numerous neurological disorders, including neuropathic pain. Morphine is one of the commonly used opioids for pain management. However, long-term administrat...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Nanoantioxidants)
  • Article
  • Open Access
757 Views
23 Pages

29 May 2026

Chronic wounds, particularly those complicated by infection, present significant challenges in clinical management. The microenvironment of these wounds is typically characterized by the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and abnormal loca...

(This article belongs to the Section Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,115 Views
21 Pages

18 December 2019

As one of the core technologies of the Internet of Things, wireless sensor network technology is widely used in indoor localization systems. Considering that sensors can be deployed to non-line-of-sight (NLOS) environments to collect information, wir...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Indoor Localization Systems and Technologies)
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,604 Views
17 Pages

4 July 2018

In high-frequency surface wave radar (HFSWR), part of the radiation signal inevitably propagates upward and illuminates the target through the ionosphere due to the poor controllability of the antenna’s vertical pattern. As a result, a target m...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Radar Remote Sensing of Oceans and Coastal Areas)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,474 Views
12 Pages

In vitro Antitumor Properties of Fucoidan-Coated, Doxorubicin-Loaded, Mesoporous Polydopamine Nanoparticles

  • Hongping Xu,
  • Junhong Ling,
  • Han Zhao,
  • Xinyi Xu and ,
  • Xiao-kun Ouyang and
  • Xiaoyong Song
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

2 December 2022

Chemotherapy is a common method for tumor treatment. However, the non-specific distribution of chemotherapeutic drugs causes the death of normal cells. Nanocarriers, particularly mesoporous carriers, can be modified to achieve targeted and controlled...

(This article belongs to the Section Nanochemistry)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,392 Views
19 Pages

26 August 2019

A pair of 2-[(n-methylcyclohexyl)methyl]piperidine (H12-MBP) and its full dehydrogenation product (H0-MBP) has recently been considered as a potential liquid organic hydrogen carrier with 6.15 wt% H2 storage capacity. In the discovery of an active an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,674 Views
13 Pages

The treatments generally employed for temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis (TMJOA) involve physical therapy and chemotherapy, etc., whose therapeutic efficacies are impaired by the side effects and suboptimal stimulus responsiveness. Although the i...

(This article belongs to the Collection Feature Papers in Materials Science)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,105 Views
19 Pages

Preparation and Photothermal Antimicrobial Performance of Triple Linkage Hydrogels

  • Zekun Chen,
  • Qingyue Yin,
  • Liang Xu,
  • Wenwen Guo and
  • Caihong Tao

19 March 2024

Often, bacterial infections delay the rate of healing of traumatic wounds, making it critical to improve antimicrobial efficiency. In this paper, titanium nanotubes (TNT) with good antimicrobial and synergistic photothermal properties were used as th...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Biomaterials and Antimicrobial Coatings)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,810 Views
12 Pages

Toxicity Analysis of Mesoporous Polydopamine on Intestinal Tissue and Microflora

  • Luoyijun Xie,
  • Qiyan Li,
  • Yingying Liao,
  • Zihua Huang and ,
  • Yulin Liu,
  • Chutong Liu,
  • Leilei Shi,
  • Qingjiao Li and
  • Miaomiao Yuan
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

30 September 2022

As a promising therapy, photothermal therapy (PTT) converts near-infrared (NIR) light into heat through efficient photothermal agents (PTAs), causing a rapid increase in local temperature. Considering the importance of PTAs in the clinical applicatio...

(This article belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)
  • Review
  • Open Access
34 Citations
6,272 Views
20 Pages

Frontiers in Preparations and Promising Applications of Mesoporous Polydopamine for Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

  • Hualin Ma,
  • Jingwen Peng,
  • Jianing Zhang,
  • Li Pan and ,
  • Jiayi Ouyang,
  • Zimu Li,
  • Baochun Guo,
  • Zhen Wang,
  • Ying Xu and
  • Xiaowei Zeng
  • + 6 authors+ 1 author

Polydopamine (PDA) is a natural melanin derived from marine mussels that has good biocompatibility, biodegradability, and photothermal conversion ability. As a new coating material, it offers a novel way to modify the surface of various substances. T...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Technologies for Nanomedicines)
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
4,170 Views
17 Pages

In clinical cancer research, photothermal therapy is one of the most effective ways to increase sensitivity to chemotherapy. Here, we present a simple and effective method for developing a nanotherapeutic agent for chemotherapy combined with photothe...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Functional Nanomaterials for Healthcare)
  • Article
  • Open Access
45 Citations
4,043 Views
21 Pages

Construction of Double-Shelled Hollow Ag2S@Polydopamine Nanocomposites for Fluorescence-Guided, Dual Stimuli-Responsive Drug Delivery and Photothermal Therapy

  • Minjie Gao,
  • Zehua Han,
  • Xu Zhang,
  • Xueyan Zou and ,
  • Lichao Peng,
  • Yanbao Zhao and
  • Lei Sun
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

15 June 2022

The design and preparation of multifunctional drug carriers for combined photothermal–chemotherapy of cancer have attracted extensive attention over the past few decades. However, the development of simple-structured stimuli-responsive theranos...

(This article belongs to the Section Biology and Medicines)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,670 Views
17 Pages

Investigating the Effectiveness of Different Porous Nanoparticles as Drug Carriers for Retaining the Photostability of Pinosylvin Derivative

  • Fadak Howaili,
  • Atefeh Saadabadi,
  • Ermei Mäkilä,
  • Ekaterina Korotkova and ,
  • Patrik C. Eklund,
  • Outi M. H. Salo-Ahen and
  • Jessica M. Rosenholm
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

Pinosylvin monomethyl ether (PsMME) is a natural compound known for its valuable bioactive properties, including antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. However, PsMME’s susceptibility to photodegradation upon exposure to ultraviolet (UV) ra...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Nanoformulation of Drug Delivery Systems for Natural Products)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,821 Views
12 Pages

28 December 2023

Improvements in the performance of electronic devices necessitate the development of polymer materials with heat dissipation properties. Liquid crystalline (LC) epoxies have attracted attention because of the orientation of their polymer network chai...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Liquid Crystal Optical Devices)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
1,799 Views
16 Pages

Tailoring Epoxy Network Architecture and Stiffness-Toughness Balance Using Competitive Short- and Long-Chain Curing Agents: A Multiscale Simulation Study

  • Zhiyong Dong,
  • Yuqing Li,
  • Renhai Huang,
  • Xuze Zhang and ,
  • Mingyang Li,
  • Duo Liu,
  • Rui Shi,
  • Xuanbo Zhu,
  • Jianxin Mu and
  • Hujun Qian
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

9 May 2025

Designing high-performance crosslinked polymers requires overcoming the inherent stiffness–toughness trade-off through precise control of the network topology. Using epoxy resin as a model system, we establish a multiscale simulation framework...

(This article belongs to the Section Polymer Networks and Gels)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,931 Views
10 Pages

7 February 2025

The development of a selective separation and recovery method for platinum-group metals (PGMs) is in high demand to establish efficient and practical recycling technologies for different secondary materials such as industrial automobile catalysts. In...

(This article belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)
  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
4,364 Views
23 Pages

Resin Transfer Moldable Fluorinated Phenylethynyl-Terminated Imide Oligomers with High Tg: Structure–Melt Stability Relationship

  • Weijie Hong,
  • Lili Yuan,
  • Yanping Ma,
  • Chao Cui and ,
  • Haoyang Zhang,
  • Shiyong Yang and
  • Wen-Hua Sun
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

15 March 2021

Phenylethynyl-terminated aromatic polyimides meet requirements of resin transfer molding (RTM) and exhibits high glass transition temperature (Tg) were prepared. Moreover, the relationship between the polyimide backbones structure and their melting s...

(This article belongs to the Section Polymer Chemistry)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,379 Views
12 Pages

23 December 2022

Cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) obtained from waste sawdust were used to modify the polyamide membrane fabricated by interfacial polymerization of m-phenylene-diamine (MPDA) and trimesoyl chloride (TMC). The efficiency of the modification with sawdust-d...

(This article belongs to the Collection Advances in Polymer Blends and Composites: Chemistry and Technology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,894 Views
15 Pages

Multi-Parametric Delineation Approach for Homogeneous Sectioning of Asphalt Pavements

  • Naga Siva Pavani Peraka,
  • Krishna Prapoorna Biligiri and
  • Satyanarayana N. Kalidindi

The demand for preserving existing roadway infrastructure has been increasing to regulate expensive reconstruction activities. The maintenance of homogeneous road sections is one of the approaches to economize the overall management of pavement syste...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Constructed Infrastructure Facilities)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
2,009 Views
26 Pages

1 January 2026

The structure of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) greatly influences electrochemical interface behavior. This study systematically examines how positional isomers of aromatic diamines (ADMs) assemble on a glassy carbon (GC) electrode and how such ord...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Biosensors for Environmental Monitoring and Food Safety)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,426 Views
15 Pages

Mesoporous Polydopamine Nano-Bowls Demonstrate a High Entrapment Efficiency and pH-Responsive Release of Paclitaxel for Suppressing A549 Lung Cancer Cell Proliferation In Vitro

  • Lindokuhle M. Ngema,
  • Shahinur Acter,
  • Samson A. Adeyemi,
  • Thashree Marimuthu and ,
  • Mershen Govender,
  • Wilfred Ngwa and
  • Yahya E. Choonara
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

Background: The effectiveness of paclitaxel (PTX) in treating non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) is restricted by its poor pharmacokinetic profile and side effects. This limitation stems from the lack of a suitable delivery vector to efficiently t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Drug Delivery Systems for Respiratory Diseases)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
1,982 Views
17 Pages

Phase II Study of Pegvorhyaluronidase Alfa (PEGPH20) and Pembrolizumab for Patients with Hyaluronan-High, Pretreated Metastatic Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: PCRT16-001

  • Elena Gabriela Chiorean,
  • Sheela R. Damle,
  • David B. Zhen,
  • Martin Whittle and ,
  • Ben George,
  • Howard Hochster,
  • Andrew L. Coveler,
  • Andrew Hendifar,
  • Tomislav Dragovich and
  • Sunil Hingorani
  • + 14 authors+ 9 authors

3 February 2026

Background: Stromal hyaluronic acid (HA) poses a physical barrier and protects tumor cells from immune surveillance. Stroma targeting with pegylated human recombinant PH20 hyaluronidase (PEGPH20) demonstrated improved infiltration of cytotoxic T-lymp...

(This article belongs to the Collection Advances in Clinical Trials: Outcome, Innovations, Challenges, and Ethical Practice in Cancer Research 2025–2026)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,495 Views
17 Pages

Extensible Heterogeneous Collaborative Perception in Autonomous Vehicles with Codebook Compression

  • Babak Ebrahimi Soorchaei,
  • Arash Raftari and
  • Yaser Pourmohammadi Fallah

10 December 2025

Collaborative perception can mitigate occlusion and range limitations in autonomous driving, but deployment remains constrained by strict bandwidth budgets and heterogeneous agent stacks. We propose a communication-efficient and backbone-agnostic fra...

(This article belongs to the Topic Object Detection and Control of Networked Autonomous Systems: Theories, Analysis Tools and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
67 Citations
11,872 Views
14 Pages

The nonideal behavior of polymeric membranes during separation of gas mixtures can be quantified via the solution-diffusion theory from experimental mixed-gas solubility and permeability coefficients. In this study, CO2-CH4 mixtures were sorbed at 35...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Gas Transport in Glassy Polymers)