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  • Amyloid-Like Rapid Surface Modification for Antifouling and In-Depth Remineralization of Dentine Tubules to Treat Dental Hypersensitivity
    Amyloid-Like Rapid Surface Modification for Antifouling and In-Depth Remineralization of Dentine Tubules to Treat Dental Hypersensitivity January 6,2020.
    Exposure of dentinal tubules (DTs) leads to the transmission of external stimuli within the DTs, causing dental hypersensitivity (DH). Approximately 42% 18- to 35-year-olds experience dental hypersensitivity (DH), which is characterized by a short or transient sharp pain arising from exposed dentin. To treat DH, various desensitizers have been developed for occluding DTs. However, most desensitizers commercially available or in development are only able to seal the orifices, rather than the deep regions of the DTs, thus lacking long-term stability. Dr. C. Li, Prof. P. Yang found it is shown that the fast amyloid-like aggregation of lysozyme (lyso) conjugated with poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) (lyso-PEG) can afford a robust ultrathin nanofilm on the deep walls of DTs through a rapid one-step aqueous coating process (in 2 min). The resultant nanofilm provides a highly effective antifouling platform for resisting the attachment of oral bacteria such as Streptococcus mutans and induces remineralization in the DTs to seal both the orifices and depths of the DTs by forming hydroxyapatite (HAp) minerals in situ. Both in vitro and in vivo animal experiments prove that the nanofilm-coated DTs are occluded with a depth of over 60 ± 5 µm, which is at least 6 times deeper than that reported in the literature. This approach thus demonstrates the concept that an amyloid-like proteinaceous nanofilm can offer an inexpensive, rapid, and efficient therapy for treating DH with long-term effect. Sinopeg provide various NW poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) products: 2KDa, 5KDa, 10KDa, 20KDa, etc. Products: Linear Monofunctional PEGs Linear Bifunctional PEGs Linear Heterofunctional PEGs Branched PEGs Multi-Arm Functional PEGs Functionally Grafted PEGs
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  • Tetra-PEG Based Hydrogel Sealants for In Vivo Visceral  Hemostasis
    Tetra-PEG Based Hydrogel Sealants for In Vivo Visceral Hemostasis 2019-11-08
    Tetra-PEG hydrogels based on the ammonolysis reaction between tetra-armed poly(ethylene glycol) amine (Tetra-PEG-NH2) and Tetra-PEG-SAE offer massive advantages as sealants. They are entirely synthetic without the misgivings of being inhibited by anticoagulation agents and transferring disease. Their cost is low due to their easily preservable components with high accessibility. Because of the intrinsic properties of this ammonolysis reaction, the resulting hydrogels can gel  fast just by injection and adhere to the tissues tightly throughchemical bonds. Another remarkable advantage for Tetra-PEG hydrogels is that they are mechanically tough, and the sealants are favored to be mechanically tough to keep stable in case of dynamic movement of the tissues and the use of assistant pressure which is a key adjunctive step in achieving hemostasis. However, two hurdles are preventing extending their applications in vivo. The first one is that just as commercialized sealants, none of the reported Tetra-PEG hydrogels could be controllably removed without mechanical debridement, which is extremely dangerous because of their high mechanical strength. Besides, they possess long degradation time, which will lead to severe foreign body reactions, tissue adhesion, disturbed tissue healing, and obstruction of the circulatory system, when used in vivo. Here, to overcome the limitations of the existing ammonolysis based Tetra-PEG hydrogels, we construct an optimized one (SS) with fast degradable and controllably dissolvable properties via Tetra-PEG-NH2 and tetra-armed poly(ethylene glycol) succinimidyl succinate (Tetra-PEG-SS) . The resulting SS exhibits biocompatibility superior to the reported degradable Tetra-PEG hydrogel (SG) based on Tetra-PEG-NH2 and tetra-armed poly(ethylene glycol) succinimidyl glutarate (Tetra-PEG-SG) . More importantly, in contrast to the disappointing results of SG that leads to serious adverse effects in in vivo hemostasis due to the long retention, SS causes almost no noticeable side effects with outstanding hemostasis efficacy even under the anticoagulated situations. This hydrogel is a promising candidate for the next-generation in vivo sealants in the aged society.
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