Diana Diaz-Dussan

Diana Diaz-Dussan

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Academic Career Length

10Years (2017-Present)

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

Representative Publications

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12 July 2018 in ACS Macro Letters
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YCYangjun Chen
Yangjun Chen
DDDiana Diaz-Dussan
Diana Diaz-Dussan
DWDi Wu
Di Wu
WWWenda Wang
Wenda Wang
YPYi-Yang Peng
Yi-Yang Peng
Ravin NarainRavin Narain
Ravin Narain
Boronic ester, one typical example of dynamic covalent bonds, has presented great potential to prepare self-healing hydrogels. However, most of currently reported hydrogels based on boronic esters are formed at pH > 8, which impeded their further use in physiological conditions. In this study, we designed two kinds of zwitterionic copolymers with benzoxaborole and catechol pendant groups, respectively. Owing to the lower pKa value of benzoxaborole (7.2), gelation can happen easily at pH 7.4 PBS after mixing these two copolymers due to efficient formation of benzoxaborole-catechol complexations. The resulting hydrogels exhibited excellent self-healing property as well as dual pH/sugar responsiveness due to the dynamic nature of boronic ester. Moreover, benefiting from the cell membrane bioinspired 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine (MPC)-based polymeric matrix, the hydrogel was further investigated for 3D cell encapsulation. The combination of biocompatible zwitterionic polymers with dynamic benzoxaborole-catechol complexation makes the hydrogels a promising platform for diverse potential bioapplications like drug delivery and tissue engineering.

26 May 2021 in ACS Nano
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WWWenda Wang
Wenda Wang
ZZZicheng Zeng
Zicheng Zeng
LXLi Xiang
Li Xiang
CLCong Liu
Cong Liu
DDDiana Diaz-Dussan
Diana Diaz-Dussan
HZHongbo Zeng
Hongbo Zeng

12 February 2021 in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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QCQiuli Cheng
Qiuli Cheng
AAAnika Benozir Asha
Anika Benozir Asha
YLYang Liu
Yang Liu
YPYi-Yang Peng
Yi-Yang Peng
DDDiana Diaz-Dussan
Diana Diaz-Dussan
Ravin NarainRavin Narain
Ravin Narain

22 May 2019 in Chemistry of Materials
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DWDi Wu
Di Wu
WWWenda Wang
Wenda Wang
DDDiana Diaz-Dussan
Diana Diaz-Dussan
YPYi-Yang Peng
Yi-Yang Peng
YCYangjun Chen
Yangjun Chen
DHDennis G. Hall
Dennis G. Hall

15 December 2020 in Biomacromolecules
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JZJianyang Zhao
Jianyang Zhao
DDDiana Diaz-Dussan
Diana Diaz-Dussan
MWMeng Wu
Meng Wu
YPYi-Yang Peng
Yi-Yang Peng
JWJinquan Wang
Jinquan Wang
Ravin NarainRavin Narain
Ravin Narain

14 December 2020 in Chemistry of Materials
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WWWenda Wang
Wenda Wang
LXLi Xiang
Li Xiang
DDDiana Diaz-Dussan
Diana Diaz-Dussan
JZJiawen Zhang
Jiawen Zhang
WYWenshuai Yang
Wenshuai Yang
HZHongbo Zeng
Hongbo Zeng