OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Biomacromolecules is 46. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
3D Extracellular Matrix Mimics: Fundamental Concepts and Role of Materials Chemistry to Influence Stem Cell Fate	289
Injectable Antimicrobial Conductive Hydrogels for Wound Disinfection and Infectious Wound Healing	258
Fundamentals of Emulsion Polymerization	208
Natural Polymer-Based Antimicrobial Hydrogels without Synthetic Antibiotics as Wound Dressings	204
Hydrogel-Forming Algae Polysaccharides: From Seaweed to Biomedical Applications	134
Recent Progress of Highly Adhesive Hydrogels as Wound Dressings	127
Lignin-Based Epoxy Resins: Unravelling the Relationship between Structure and Material Properties	119
Interactions between Biomolecules and Zwitterionic Moieties: A Review	114
Review on Magnetic Natural Polymer Constructed Hydrogels as Vehicles for Drug Delivery	105
Injectable and Self-Healing Nanocomposite Hydrogels with Ultrasensitive pH-Responsiveness and Tunable Mechanical Properties: Implications for Controlled Drug Delivery	104
Sustainable Series of New Epoxidized Vegetable Oil-Based Thermosets with Chemical Recycling Properties	97
Zwitterionic Hydrogel with High Transparency, Ultrastretchability, and Remarkable Freezing Resistance for Wearable Strain Sensors	94
Molecularly Engineered Lignin-Derived Additives Enable Fire-Retardant, UV-Shielding, and Mechanically Strong Polylactide Biocomposites	93
Antimicrobial/Biocompatible Hydrogels Dual-Reinforced by Cellulose as Ultrastretchable and Rapid Self-Healing Wound Dressing	93
Bio-Based Lignin Nanocarriers Loaded with Fungicides as a Versatile Platform for Drug Delivery in Plants	79
Exploring the Impact of Morphology on the Properties of Biodegradable Nanoparticles and Their Diffusion in Complex Biological Medium	78
Thiolated Chitosans: A Multi-talented Class of Polymers for Various Applications	75
Cellulose Nanocrystal Reinforced Collagen-Based Nanocomposite Hydrogel with Self-Healing and Stress-Relaxation Properties for Cell Delivery	74
Injectable and pH-Sensitive Hyaluronic Acid-Based Hydrogels with On-Demand Release of Antimicrobial Peptides for Infected Wound Healing	67
Thermoresponsive Hydrogel Induced by Dual Supramolecular Assemblies and Its Controlled Release Property for Enhanced Anticancer Drug Delivery	67
Synthetic Polypeptide Polymers as Simplified Analogues of Antimicrobial Peptides	66
Renewable Polyurethanes from Sustainable Biological Precursors	64
Bacterial Cellulose–Chitosan Paper with Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities	64
Biological Activities and Emerging Roles of Lignin and Lignin-Based Products─A Review	63
Curcumin Nanocrystal/pH-Responsive Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Core–Shell Nanoparticles for Inflammation-Targeted Alleviation of Ulcerative Colitis	63

Bioinspired Lignin-Polydopamine Nanocapsules with Strong Bioadhesion for Long-Acting and High-Performance Natural Sunscreens	62
Lignin–Bimetallic Nanoconjugate Doped pH-Responsive Hydrogels for Laser-Assisted Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy	61
Enhancing the Radical Scavenging Activity and UV Resistance of Lignin Nanoparticles via Surface Mannich Amination toward a Biobased Antioxidant	60
Polymers and Composites Derived from Castor Oil as Sustainable Materials and Degradable Biomaterials: Current Status and Emerging Trends	59
Biocompatible Synthetic Polymers for Tissue Engineering Purposes	59
Thermal Degradation of Cellulose Filaments and Nanocrystals	58
Photopolymerization of Bio-Based Polymers in a Biomedical Engineering Perspective	55
Effect of Hydrophobic Groups on Antimicrobial and Hemolytic Activity: Developing a Predictive Tool for Ternary Antimicrobial Polymers	55
Hydrogel-Based Bioinks for Cell Electrowriting of Well-Organized Living Structures with Micrometer-Scale Resolution	53
Fabrication of Biohybrid Cellulose Acetate-Collagen Bilayer Matrices as Nanofibrous Spongy Dressing Material for Wound-Healing Application	52
Enzymatic Self-Biodegradation of Poly(l-lactic acid) Films by Embedded Heat-Treated and Immobilized Proteinase K	52
High-Resolution 3D Bioprinting of Photo-Cross-linkable Recombinant Collagen to Serve Tissue Engineering Applications	51
Polymer-Functionalized Upconversion Nanoparticles for Light/Imaging-Guided Drug Delivery	51
Antimicrobial Lignin-Based Polyurethane/Ag Composite Foams for Improving Wound Healing	50
Enhancement of Loading Efficiency by Coloading of Doxorubicin and Quercetin in Thermoresponsive Polymeric Micelles	49
Post-Thaw Culture and Measurement of Total Cell Recovery Is Crucial in the Evaluation of New Macromolecular Cryoprotectants	49
Toward Bio-Based Epoxy Thermoset Polymers from Depolymerized Native Lignins Produced at the Pilot Scale	49
Hybrid Antimicrobial Hydrogel as Injectable Therapeutics for Oral Infection Ablation	48
Hybrid Membrane-Coated Biomimetic Nanoparticles (HM@BNPs): A Multifunctional Nanomaterial for Biomedical Applications	48
Photopolymerized Porous Hydrogels	48
Gelatin-Reinforced Zwitterionic Organohydrogel with Tough, Self-Adhesive, Long-Term Moisturizing and Antifreezing Properties for Wearable Electronics	47
Role of Sheet-Edge Interactions in β-sheet Self-Assembling Peptide Hydrogels	46
Three-Dimensional Printable Conductive Semi-Interpenetrating Polymer Network Hydrogel for Neural Tissue Applications	46
Injectable, Self-Healing, and Biocompatible N,O-Carboxymethyl Chitosan/Multialdehyde Guar Gum Hydrogels for Sustained Anticancer Drug Delivery	46
Advanced Functional Hydrogel Biomaterials Based on Dynamic B–O Bonds and Polysaccharide Building Blocks	46
Injectable Lignin-co-Gelatin Cryogels with Antioxidant and Antibacterial Properties for Biomedical Applications	46
Efficient Synthesis of Folate-Conjugated Hollow Polymeric Capsules for Accurate Drug Delivery to Cancer Cells	46