Xiaojuan Zhang

Prof. Dr. Xiaojuan Zhang

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Academic Career Length

19Years (2008-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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7 September 2021 in Nanomaterials
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ZWZhao Wang
Zhao Wang
XLXinhua Li
Xinhua Li
XZXiaojuan Zhang
Xiaojuan Zhang
RSRuilong Sheng
Ruilong Sheng
QLQing Lin
Qing Lin
LHLingyun Hao
Lingyun Hao
Therapeutic ophthalmic contact lenses with prolonged drug release and improved bioavailability have been developed to circumvent tedious eye drop instillation. In this work, zwitterionic nanogels based on poly(sulfobetaine methacrylate) (PSBMA) were easily fabricated by one-step reflux-precipitation polymerization, with the advantages of being surfactant-free and morphology controlled. Then, the ophthalmic drug levofloxacin (LEV) was encapsulated into the nanogels. A set of contact lenses with varied nanogel-loading content was fabricated by the cast molding method, with the drug-loaded nanogels dispersed in pre-monomer solutions composed of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) and N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone (NVP). The structure, surface morphology, water contact angle (WCA), equilibrium water content (EWC), transmittance, and mechanical properties of the contact lenses were subsequently investigated, and in vitro drug release and biocompatibility were further evaluated. As a result, the optimized contact lens with nanogel-loading content of 8 wt% could sustainably deliver LEV for ten days, with critical lens properties within the range of recommended values for commercial contact lenses. Moreover, cell viability assays revealed that the prepared contact lenses were cytocompatible, suggesting their significant potential as an alternative to traditional eye drops or ointment formulations for long-term oculopathy treatment.

1 May 2008 in Materials Letters
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XZXiaojuan Zhang
Xiaojuan Zhang
WJWei Jiang
Wei Jiang
DSDan Song
Dan Song
JLJianXun Liu
JianXun Liu
FLFengSheng Li
FengSheng Li

1 May 2009 in Journal of Alloys and Compounds
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XZXiaojuan Zhang
Xiaojuan Zhang
WJWei Jiang
Wei Jiang
DSDan Song
Dan Song
HSHuijuan Sun
Huijuan Sun
ZSZhendong Sun
Zhendong Sun
FLFengsheng Li
Fengsheng Li

4 April 2022 in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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XZXiaojuan Zhang
Xiaojuan Zhang
PWPengfei Wei
Pengfei Wei
ZWZhao Wang
Zhao Wang
YZYuan Zhao
Yuan Zhao
WXWenke Xiao
Wenke Xiao
HWHuan Wang
Huan Wang

12 February 2017 in Journal of Wuhan University of Technology-Mater. Sci. Ed.
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XZXiaojuan Zhang
Xiaojuan Zhang
LHLingyun Hao
Lingyun Hao
HWHehe Wang
Hehe Wang
XZXingqun Zhu
Xingqun Zhu
ZZZhiying Zhang
Zhiying Zhang
WJWei Jiang
Wei Jiang

15 April 2009 in Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics
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XZXiaojuan Zhang
Xiaojuan Zhang
WJWei Jiang
Wei Jiang
DSDan Song
Dan Song
YLYong Liu
Yong Liu
JGJingjing Geng
Jingjing Geng
FLFengsheng Li
Fengsheng Li