Recent insights into polysaccharide-based hydrogels and their potential applications in food sector: A review

A Manzoor, AH Dar, VK Pandey, R Shams… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hydrogels are ideal for various food applications because of their softness, elasticity,
absorbent nature, flexibility, and hygroscopic nature. Polysaccharide hydrogels are …

Fundamental concepts of hydrogels: Synthesis, properties, and their applications

S Bashir, M Hina, J Iqbal, AH Rajpar, MA Mujtaba… - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
In the present review, we focused on the fundamental concepts of hydrogels—classification,
the polymers involved, synthesis methods, types of hydrogels, properties, and applications …

pH-Responsive polymers

G Kocak, C Tuncer, V Bütün - Polymer Chemistry, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
In this review, we provide an analysis of some of the recent literature reports on the
synthesis and applications of pH-responsive polymers. Depending on the solution pH, such …

Synthesis, classification and properties of hydrogels: Their applications in drug delivery and agriculture

F Khan, M Atif, M Haseen, S Kamal, MS Khan… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Absorbent polymers or hydrogel polymer materials have an enhanced water retention
capacity and are widely used in agriculture and medicine. The controlled release of …

The swollen polymer network hypothesis: Quantitative models of hydrogel swelling, stiffness, and solute transport

NR Richbourg, NA Peppas - Progress in Polymer Science, 2020 - Elsevier
The introduction of the work Makromoleküle by Herman Staudinger in 1919 brings back an
understanding of the very early days of polymer science when characterizing the molecular …

Biodegradable polymers in drug delivery and oral vaccination

P Jana, M Shyam, S Singh, V Jayaprakash… - European Polymer …, 2021 - Elsevier
Over the years biodegradable polymers have emerged as promising polymeric materials in
drug delivery and vaccination due to their fascinating properties like biocompatibility …

Hydrogels for hydrophobic drug delivery. Classification, synthesis and applications

E Larrañeta, S Stewart, M Ervine… - Journal of functional …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Hydrogels have been shown to be very useful in the field of drug delivery due to their high
biocompatibility and ability to sustain delivery. Therefore, the tuning of their properties …

Recent advances in smart hydrogels for biomedical applications: From self-assembly to functional approaches

NN Ferreira, LMB Ferreira, VMO Cardoso… - European Polymer …, 2018 - Elsevier
This review discusses basic aspects used to control the architecture and functional
properties of smart hydrogels. The introduction briefly outlines what has been accomplished …

Oral insulin delivery platforms: strategies to address the biological barriers

Y Xiao, Z Tang, J Wang, C Liu, N Kong… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Diabetes mellitus is a lifelong metabolic disease that requires frequent subcutaneous
injections of insulin. However, this method of administration can be associated with patient …

Stimuli-responsive nanomaterials for therapeutic protein delivery

Y Lu, W Sun, Z Gu - Journal of controlled release, 2014 - Elsevier
Protein therapeutics have emerged as a significant role in treatment of a broad spectrum of
diseases, including cancer, metabolic disorders and autoimmune diseases. The efficacy of …