SPARC-Targeted ZnS/BSA Nanoparticles For Multi-Mechanistic Mitigation of Early Brain Injury after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
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Authors
- Xishu Liu
- Yue Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1490-6802)
- Yupeng Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3665-0545)
- Yucheng Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8480-4054)
- Hongjiang Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6600-642X)
- Xiaofeng Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4480-250X)
- Wei Wang
- Hongyang Cheng
- Lina Wang
- Jipeng Yang
- Chen Li
Institutions
- Hebei Medical University (CN)
- Kunming Medical University (CN)
- Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University (CN)
- Hebei Normal University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
- Published
- 2026-09-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.6c09755
- Primary Topic
- Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Health Commission of Hebei Province
- Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province