Area of research
Biomedical Engineering · Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Research interest
Research topics from publications: Skin's 'nano-shield' hydrogel: Co-delivery of myricetin-laurate nanoagents eliminates fungus and promotes skin regeneration. Representative work: Cutaneous fungal infections, particularly those caused by Candida albicans , pose significant clinical challenges due to high recurrence rates and rising antifungal resistance. Conventional therapies, including azoles and polyenes, are limited by toxicity, resistance, and cost. This study addresses these limitations by developing a multifunctional hydrogel integrating lauric acid (LA)-a natural antifungal anionic surfactant-with the antioxidant plant polyphenol myricetin (Myr). The synergistic combination of LA and Myr disrupts fungal membrane integrity through lipid bilayer destabilization. To enhance therapeutic delivery, myricetin laurate ester was encapsulated in DSPE-PEG2000 micelles an