Xin Zhao

Dr. Xin Zhao

Department of Biomedical Engineering, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HungHom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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Academic Career Length

18Years (2009-Present)

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

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9 October 2017 in Chemical Reviews
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GHGuoyou Huang
Guoyou Huang
FLFei Li
Fei Li
Xin ZhaoXin Zhao
Xin Zhao
YMYufei Ma
Yufei Ma
YLYuhui Li
Yuhui Li
FXFeng Xu
Feng Xu

16 April 2015 in Advanced Healthcare Materials
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Xin ZhaoXin Zhao
Xin Zhao
QLQi Lang
Qi Lang
LYLara Yildirimer
Lara Yildirimer
ZLZhi Yuan Lin
Zhi Yuan Lin
WCWenguo Cui
Wenguo Cui
Ali  KhademhosseiniAli Khademhosseini
Ali Khademhosseini

18 February 2021 in Nature Materials
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ZMZhijun Ma
Zhijun Ma
QHQiyao Huang
Qiyao Huang
QXQi Xu
Qi Xu
QZQiuna Zhuang
Qiuna Zhuang
Xin ZhaoXin Zhao
Xin Zhao
ZZZijian ZHENG
Zijian ZHENG

1 September 2016 in Trends in Biotechnology
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BGBin Gao
Bin Gao
QYQingzhen Yang
Qingzhen Yang
Xin ZhaoXin Zhao
Xin Zhao
GJGuorui Jin
Guorui Jin
YMYufei Ma
Yufei Ma
FXFeng Xu
Feng Xu

16 February 2016 in Advanced Functional Materials
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Xin ZhaoXin Zhao
Xin Zhao
SLShen Liu
Shen Liu
LYLara Yildirimer
Lara Yildirimer
HZHong Zhao
Hong Zhao
RDRuihua Ding
Ruihua Ding
DWDavid A Weitz
David A Weitz

23 January 2019 in NPG Asia Materials
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HCHao Chen
Hao Chen
RCRuoyu Cheng
Ruoyu Cheng
Xin ZhaoXin Zhao
Xin Zhao
YZYuhui Zhang
Yuhui Zhang
ATAllison Tam
Allison Tam
LDLianfu Deng
Lianfu Deng
We report here an injectable, self-healing coordinative hydrogel with antibacterial and angiogenic properties for diabetic wound regeneration. The hydrogel was prepared by coordinative cross-linking of multi-arm thiolated polyethylene glycol (SH-PEG) with silver nitrate (AgNO3). Due to the dynamic nature of Ag-S coordination bond and bacteria-killing activity of Ag+, the resultant coordinative hydrogel featured self-healing, injectable and antibacterial properties. In this study, we synchronously loaded an angiogenic drug, desferrioxamine (DFO), in the coordinative hydrogel during cross-linking. We finally obtained a multifunctional hydrogel that is manageable, resistant to mechanical irritation, antibacterial and angiogenic in vitro. Our in vivo studies further demonstrated that the injectable self-healing hydrogel could efficiently repair diabetic skin wounds with low bacteria-infection and enhance angiogenic activity. In short, besides diabetic skin wound repair, such dynamic multifunctional hydrogel scaffolds would show great promise in the regeneration of different types of exposed wounds, in particular, in situations with disturbed physiological functions, high risk of bacterial infections, and external mechanical irritation.