Unilateral antibacterial Janus hydrogel hemostatic dressing prepared by the dragging effect of a brush.

Hemostasis and subsequent anti-inflammatory measures are essential for wound healing in the human body following trauma or surgical procedures. Here, we try to use the dragging effect of a brush to prepare a Janus hydrogel with the least amount of bacteriostatic agent. The synthesized suspension of polyvinylbenzene-silica@quaternary ammonium salt (PDVB-SiO@NR) Janus particles (JNPs) was selected as ink and brush coated onto one side of a polyacrylic acid (PAA) hydrogel, resulting in Janus hydrogel (JNPs≌PAA).

Amphiphilic Janus cotton gauze with enhanced moisture management and blood coagulation for rapid hemostasis and wound healing.

Cotton gauze is commonly used in initial emergency care. However, its high hydrophilicity and limited clotting capacity can lead to the excessive absorption of blood, resulting in unnecessary blood loss. Herein, an amphiphilic Janus cotton gauze with excellent moisture management and enhanced blood coagulation has been developed via in situ generating bioactive glass (BG) onto the cotton gauze (CG), and then attaching cardanol (CA) onto one side of the BG-loaded CG (CG@BG) via click reaction.

Coagulating blood into adhesive gel by hybrid powder based on oppositely charged polysaccharide/tannic acid-modified mesoporous bioactive glass.

Hemostatic powder is widely utilized in emergency situations to control bleeding due to its ability to work well on wounds with irregular shapes, ease of application, and long-term stability. However, traditional powder often suffers from limited tissue adhesion and insufficient support for blood clot formation, leaving it susceptible to displacement by the flow of blood. This study introduces a hemostatic powder composed of tannic modified mesoporous bioactive glass (TMBG), cationic quaternized chitosan (QCS), and anionic hyaluronic acid modified with catechol group (HADA).

Clotting Blood into an Adhesive Gel by Hemostatic Powder Based on Cationic/Anionic Polysaccharides and Laponite.

Hemostatic powder is widely employed for emergency bleeding control due to its ability to conform to irregularly shaped wounds, ease of use, and stable storage. However, current powders exhibit limited tissue adhesion and insufficient support for thrombus formation, making them easily washed away by blood. In this study, a hybrid powder (QAL) was produced by mixing quaternized chitosan (QCS) powder, catechol-modified alginate (Cat-SA) powder, and laponite (Lap) powder.

Gluing blood into adhesive gel by oppositely charged polysaccharide dry powder inspired by fibrin fibers coagulation mediator.

Hemostatic powders that adapt to irregularly shaped wounds, allowing for easy application and stable storage, have gained popularity for first-aid hemorrhage control. However, traditional powders often provide weak thrombus support and exhibit limited tissue adhesion, making them susceptible to dislodgment by the bloodstream. Inspired by fibrin fibers coagulation mediator, we have developed a bi-component hemostatic powder composed of positively charged quaternized chitosan (QCS) and negatively charged catechol-modified alginate (Cat-SA).

Ferried Albumin-Inspired Bioadhesive With Dynamic Interfacial Bonds for Emergency Rescue.

Emergency prehospital wound closure and hemorrhage control are the first priorities for life-saving. Majority of bioadhesives form bonds with tissues through irreversible cross-linking, and the remobilization of misalignment may cause severe secondary damage to tissues. Therefore, developing an adhesive that can quickly and tolerably adhere to traumatized dynamic tissue or organ surfaces in emergency situations is a major challenge.

Cohering Plasma into Adhesive Gel by Natural Biopolymer-Nanoparticle Hybrid Powder for Efficient Hemostasis and Wound Healing.

Hemostatic powder is commonly used in emergency bleeding control due to its suitability for irregularly shaped wounds, ease of use, and stable storage. However, traditional powder often has limited tissue adhesion and weak thrombus support, which makes it vulnerable to displacement by blood flow. Herein, we have developed a tricomponent hemostatic powder (MQS) composed of mesoporous bioactive glass nanoparticle (MBG), positively charged quaternized chitosan (QCS), and negatively charged catechol-modified alginate (SADA).

PAA-PU Janus Hydrogels Stabilized by Janus Particles and its Interfacial Performance During Hemostatic Processing.

Hydrogel is a very promising dressing for hemostasis and wound healing due to its good adhesion and long-term moist environment. However, secondary injury caused by tissue adhesion due to homogeneous hydrogel cannot be ignored. The obvious interface existing in Janus hydrogel will weaken its asymmetric function.

Chitosan based Janus cryogel with anisotropic wettability, antibacterial activity, and rapid shape memory for effective hemostasis.

Excessive bleeding and bacterial infection leading to death is a major concern worldwide, particularly in cases of deep and narrow noncompressible hemorrhage. Herein, a novel Janus cryogel with anisotropic surface wettability, antibacterial activity, and rapid shape recovery was designed by constructing a hydrophilic porous cryogel using chitosan (CS), acacia gum (AG), and quaternized mesoporous bioglass (QMBG), with subsequent surface hydrophobic modification using octadecanol. The asymmetric hydrophobic surface modification of octadecanal endowed OCAQ with outstanding antiblood and antibacterial permeability, effectively preventing blood outflow and the invasion of bacteria to the wound.

Light-oriented 3D printing of liquid crystal/photocurable resins and in-situ enhancement of mechanical performance.

Additive manufacturing technology has significantly impacted contemporary industries due to its ability to generate intricate computer-designed geometries. However, 3D-printed polymer parts often possess limited application potential, primarily because of their weak mechanical attributes. To overcome this drawback, this study formulates liquid crystal/photocurable resins suitable for the stereolithography technique by integrating 4'-pentyl-4-cyanobiphenyl with a photosensitive acrylic resin.

Sheet-like Janus hemostatic dressings with synergistic effects of cardanol hemostasis and quaternary ammonium salt antibacterial action.

It is of utmost importance that bleeding should be stopped and infection be prevented in people with trauma. In this study, an anisotropic Janus mesoporous silica nanosheet (MSNS) with different functional groups was designed and prepared. In order to endow both sides of the MSNS with independent fast hemostasis and effective antibacterial action, the MSNS was modified with cardanol (CA) and 2,3-epoxypropyltrimethylammonium (GTA).

Neurocognitive deficits and sequelae following severe hand, foot, and mouth disease from 2009 to 2017, in JiangSu Province, China: a long-term follow-up study.

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term sequelae and cognitive profiles resulting from severe hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) with central nervous system (CNS) involvement.

Methods: 294 HFMD cases were included in a retrospective follow-up study. Physical examinations were conducted.

Superelastic, Antifreezing, Antidrying, and Conductive Organohydrogels for Wearable Strain Sensors.

Sensors based on conductive hydrogels have received extensive attention in various fields, such as artificial intelligence, electronic skin, and health monitoring. However, the poor resilience and fatigue resistance, icing, and water loss of traditional hydrogels greatly limit their application. Herein, an ionic conductive organohydrogel (PAC-Zn) was prepared for the first time by copolymerization of cardanol and acrylic acid in water/1,3-butanediol as a binary solvent system.

Adhesive, self-healing, conductive Janus gel with oil-water responsiveness.

The anisotropic Janus gel shows more diverse characteristic and responsiveness due to its asymmetric chemical structure. Herein, the water/oil PDA-PAA/PBMA-PEHMA Janus gel was prepared by one-step polymerization of incompatible monomers. In this Janus gel, PDA-PAA layer possesses good adhesion effect and self-healing property attributing to the chemical bonds and the hydrogen bonds among DA, AA, or each other, and the π-π stacking of DA.

Rapid hemostasis accompanied by antibacterial action of calcium crosslinking tannic acid-coated mesoporous silica/silver Janus nanoparticles.

It is important to control bleeding and prevent bacterial infection for the wound people. The effective way is to fabricate an asymmetric Janus matrial for realizing rapid hemostasis and promoting wound healing. Herein, mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSN) modified by tannic acid (TA), silver nanoparticles, and calcium ions (Ca-TA-MSN@Ag) with Janus structure were prepared via redox and coordination reactions.

Preparation of Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles Modified by Urushiol and Their Adsorption on Malachite Green.

The presence of malachite green dye in wastewater has a great negative impact on the environment. At present, industrial wastewater is treated using adsorption, electrolysis and membrane separation, among which the adsorption method is the most widely used wastewater treatment. In this study mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) were prepared using the sol-gel method and modified with the natural polymer urushiol (U) to obtain MSN@Us, which have a core-shell structure.

Click-Grafting of Cardanol onto Mesoporous Silica/Silver Janus Particles for Enhanced Hemostatic and Antibacterial Performance.

Janus particles with obvious chemical compartition can perform their functions independently, so they have attracted much attention in biomedical materials. Herein, a mesoporous silica/silver Janus nanoparticle modified with cardanol (C-MSN@Ag) was designed and synthesized redox and click chemical reactions and was further evaluated as a highly efficient hemostatic dressing. This Janus structure endowed C-MSN@Ag with both prominent hemostatic and antibacterial performance.

Compatibilization Behavior of Double Spherical TETA-SiO@PDVB Janus Particles Anchored at the Phase Interface of Acrylic Resin/Epoxy Resin (AR/EP) Polymer Blends.

The inorganic particles used as a compatibilizer play a role in crack termination and heat resistance. However, the poor compatibility of inorganic particles and polymer hinders their application. Herein, the double spherical SiO@PDVB Janus particles (JPs) were modified with triethylenetetramine (TETA), and the obtained anisotropic TETA-SiO@PDVB JPs were used as the compatibilizer of acrylic resin/epoxy resin (AR/EP) composites.

Synergistic enhancement of hemostatic performance of mesoporous silica by hydrocaffeic acid and chitosan.

The powder hemostatic materials are increasingly appreciated because of their long storage time, wide storage temperature, portable property, especially their use both in vivo and epidermis. Mesoporous silica materials attracted more and more attention owing to their favorable biocompatibility and outstanding hemostatic performance, but their hemostatic process was too simple to meet the requirements. Herein, mesoporous silica nanoparticles modified by chitosan and hydrocaffeic acid (MSN@CS-HCA) were developed for rapid and safe hemorrhage control.

Urushiol-functionalized mesoporous silica nanoparticles and their self-assembly into a Janus membrane as a highly efficient hemostatic material.

Quick hemostasis plays a very important role in preventing hemorrhagic shock and death by controlling blood loss from trauma in civil and military accidents. An ideal quick hemostat should have tissue-adhesive functional groups, clotting factor activating components, and a plasma non-permeable hydrophobic layer. Inspired by the adhesive behavior of mussels, a novel efficient hemostat of urushiol-functionalized mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSN@U) with a core-shell structure was synthesized and their hemostatic performance was evaluated for the first time.

Fabrication of porous starch microspheres by electrostatic spray and supercritical CO and its hemostatic performance.

Effective control of bleeding is critical to saving lives whether on the battle field or in civilian life. Microporous starch (MS) is a promising hemostat for its extensive sources, huge surface area and good biocompatibility. However, the hemostatic performance of MS is limited because of its complex preparation process and lack of effective component to activate coagulation factors.

Porous chitosan microspheres containing zinc ion for enhanced thrombosis and hemostasis.

Quick hemostats for non-lethal massive traumatic bleeding in battlefield and civilian accidents are important for reducing mortality and medical costs. Chitosan (CS) has been widely used as a clinic hemostat. To enhance its hemostatic efficiency, Zn in the form of zinc alginate (ZnAlg) was introduced to CS to make porous CS@ZnAlg microspheres with ZnAlg component on the surface.

Fabrication of porous chitosan membranes composed of nanofibers by low temperature thermally induced phase separation, and their adsorption behavior for Cu.

Low temperature thermally induced phase separation (LT-TIPS) of chitosan solution was developed to fabricate porous chitosan membranes (p-CSMs), which were composed of short nanofibers with diameter of 40-60nm. Compared to the conventional acetic acid/water solvent, a mixed solvent of acetic acid/ethanol/water was used to prepare chitosan solution. The effect of solvent composition, quenching temperature and time, and coagulant on the p-CSM morphology were systematically explored.

Characteristics of single large-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channels and their regulation of action potentials and excitability in parasympathetic cardiac motoneurons in the nucleus ambiguus.

Large-conductance Ca2(+)-activated K+ channels (BK) regulate action potential (AP) properties and excitability in many central neurons. However, the properties and functional roles of BK channels in parasympathetic cardiac motoneurons (PCMNs) in the nucleus ambiguus (NA) have not yet been well characterized. In this study, the tracer X-rhodamine-5 (and 6)-isothiocyanate (XRITC) was injected into the pericardial sac to retrogradely label PCMNs in FVB mice at postnatal 7-9 days.

On the UV-induced polymeric behavior of Chinese lacquer.

To dry Chinese lacquer rapidly for the protection and restoration of archeological findings coated by lacquer or excavated lacquer wares and the development of new application of this lacquer, we carried out UV curing technology to improve its curing rate using a high-pressure mercury lamp as a UV source in the absence of any additional photoinitiator. The effects of mainly specific components in Chinese lacquer sap and the role of each reactive group of urushiol, namely hydroxyl groups, hydrogen on the phenyl ring, and olefins in the side chain, in the course of UV exposure were well-investigated. The UV-cured Chinese lacquer films were also characterized by FT-IR, (1)H NMR, SEM, TGA, and Py-GC/MS.