Wenbin Wei
Georgia Institute of Technology
7 Papers
3 Citations
Wenbin Wei is an academic researcher from Georgia Institute of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Polymer brush & Neural crest. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 7 publications.
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Papers
Frustrated Phagocytic Spreading of J774A-1 Macrophages Ends in Myosin II-Dependent Contraction.
Daniel T. Kovari,Wenbin Wei,Patrick Chang,Jan-Simon Toro,Ruth Fogg Beach,Dwight M. Chambers,Karen Porter,Doyeon Koo,Jennifer E. Curtis +8 more
TL;DR: It is found that late-stage contraction initiates after the cell surface area increases by 225%, which is consistent with the point at which cortical tension begins to rise, and reducing tension by exposing cells to hypertonic buffer shifts the onset of contraction to occur in larger contact areas.
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Self-regenerating giant hyaluronan polymer brushes
Wenbin Wei,Jessica Faubel,Hemaa Selvakumar,Daniel T. Kovari,Daniel T. Kovari,Joanna Tsao,Felipe Rivas,Amar T. Mohabir,Michelle Krecker,Elaheh Rahbar,Adam R. Hall,Michael A. Filler,Jennifer L. Washburn,Paul H. Weigel,Jennifer E. Curtis +14 more
TL;DR: The authors report on the creation of high-density, regenerating hyaluronan brushes using hyAluronan synthase enzymes which can be patterned by photo-deactivation and demonstrate biocompatibility and resistance to biofilm formation.
Giant Hyaluronan Polymer Brushes Display PolyelectrolyteBrush Polymer Physics Behavior
TL;DR: The observed brush behavior of extra-large hyaluronan brushes (∼15 μm) recently developed using an enzyme-mediated growth process is similar to that seen for smaller polyelectrolyte brushes, indicating that these larger brushes may serve as model systems to study more complex phenomena through confocal microscopy.
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Sculpting Enzyme-Generated Giant Polymer Brushes.
TL;DR: In this article, a simple yet versatile method for sculpting ultra-thick, enzyme-generated hyaluronan polymer polymer brushes with light is presented, where the patterning mechanism is indirect, driven by reactive oxygen species.
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Patent
Self-Regenerating Hyaluronan Polymer Brushes
Jennifer E. Curtis,Finn M G,Wenbin Wei,Jessica Faubel +3 more
- 12 Sep 2019
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide polymer brush constructs, for example, surfaces decorated with hyaluronan polymers, and methods of making the same, useful as functional materials for numerous applications, e.g., as lubricants, implant coatings, bandages and other uses.
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