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ArticleNature communications2025

Nanowhisker glues for fatigue-resistant bioadhesion and interfacial functionalization.

Shuaibing Jiang, Tony Jin, Tianqin Ning, Zhen Yang, Zhenwei Ma, Ran Huo, Yixun Cheng, Davis Kurdyla, Edmond Lam, Rong Long and 2 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Shuaibing Jiang *Department of Mechanical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7402-0587
Tony Jin *Center in Green Chemistry and Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2339-7218
Tianqin NingDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Zhen YangDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Zhenwei MaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7209-9842
Ran HuoDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Yixun ChengDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Davis KurdylaAquatic and Crop Resource Development Research Centre, National Research Council of Canada, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Edmond LamCenter in Green Chemistry and Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Rong LongDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8992-2420
Audrey MooresCenter in Green Chemistry and Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. audrey.moores@mcgill.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1259-913X
Jianyu LiDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. jianyu.li@mcgill.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1128-6804

Funding

Develop a wireless, skin-conformable and dual-sensing wearable system in support of voice and upper airway telehealth careR01DC021461 · NIDCD · CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI Wei Gao, Jianyu Li · 2024 to 2026
$1.8M
Gouvernement du Canada | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Conseil de Recherches en Sciences Naturelles et en Génie du Canada) RGPIN-2018-05806Gouvernement du Canada | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Conseil de Recherches en Sciences Naturelles et en Génie du Canada) RGPIN-2024-04925NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC021461U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) 1R01DC021461
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fatigue-resistant functional bioadhesion is desired in diverse applications ranging from wound management to wearable devices. Nanoparticle-based bioadhesives offer versatile functionality but suffer from weak adhesion and fatigue vulnerability due to tissue barriers and poor tissue interactions. Polymer chain-based bioadhesives can form tough bioadhesion but remain vulnerable to fatigue fracture. Here we demonstrate that rationally designed chitosan nanowhiskers glues achieve fatigue-resistant bioadhesion and interfacial functionalization via the combined high aspect ratio, rigidity, polymer-binding and network-forming properties. We deploy these glues using chemical enhancers, microneedle rollers, and ultrasound, enabling strong tissue anchorage despite tissue barriers. At low concentrations, the nanowhisker glue paired with a tough hydrogel achieves an interfacial fatigue threshold of 382 J m

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AdhesivesChitosanNanoparticlesAnimalsHumansHydrogelsAdhesivesChitosanHydrogels

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PMID40707461
PMCPMC12290001

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