PolyU BME’s joint research on mussel adhesive peptide mimics published in PNAS
A research paper titled “Bioclickable and mussel adhesive peptide mimics for engineering vascular stent surfaces”, co-authored by Dr Xin Zhao, Assistant Professor and Professor Zhilu Yang of Southwest Jiaotong University (as lead authors), and other researchers from Southwest Jiaotong University and Jiangsu University, is published in the world-renowned scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS). Their biomimetic surface engineering strategy represents a promising solution to address clinical complications of cardiovascular stents and other blood-contacting metal materials.
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PNAS - https://bit.ly/2BXAiJk
Toutiao - https://bit.ly/3e1UQhb