ReviewNature2016
Mimicking biological functionality with polymers for biomedical applications.
Review in Nature, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 138 papers.
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Who cites it
138 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Unexpected strong paramagnetism of hydrogels containing carbon-oxygen double bonds induced by calcium cations.Nature materials · 2026Article
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- Nanoparticle Dynamics near Polyacrylamide Gel Interfaces.ACS polymers Au · 2025Article
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- Reversibly Charge-Switching Polyzwitterionic/Polycationic Coatings for Biomedical Applications: Optimizing the Molecular Structure for Improved Stability.Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids · 2025Article
- Hydrogels and Microgels: Driving Revolutionary Innovations in Targeted Drug Delivery, Strengthening Infection Management, and Advancing Tissue Repair and Regeneration.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Leveraging biomimetic materials for bioelectronics.Matter · 2025Article
78 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
The vast opportunities for biomaterials design and functionality enabled by mimicking nature continue to stretch the limits of imagination. As both biological understanding and engineering capabilities develop, more sophisticated biomedical materials can be synthesized that have multifaceted chemical, biological and physical characteristics designed to achieve specific therapeutic goals. Mimicry is being used in the design of polymers for biomedical applications that are required locally in tissues, systemically throughout the body, and at the interface with tissues.
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