[HTML][HTML] pH sensitive hydrogels in drug delivery: Brief history, properties, swelling, and release mechanism, material selection and applications

M Rizwan, R Yahya, A Hassan, M Yar, AD Azzahari… - Polymers, 2017 - mdpi.com
Improving the safety efficacy ratio of existing drugs is a current challenge to be addressed
rather than the development of novel drugs which involve much expense and time. The …

Advances in injectable self-healing biomedical hydrogels

Y Tu, N Chen, C Li, H Liu, R Zhu, S Chen, Q Xiao, J Liu… - Acta Biomaterialia, 2019 - Elsevier
In recent years, implantable biomaterials have attracted significant interest owing to their
potentials for use in the therapy of physical defects and traumas. Among the implantable …

Injectable hydrogels for cartilage and bone tissue regeneration: A review

P Ghandforoushan, M Alehosseini, N Golafshan… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Annually, millions of patients suffer from irreversible injury owing to the loss or failure of an
organ or tissue caused by accident, aging, or disease. The combination of injectable …

Antimicrobial/biocompatible hydrogels dual-reinforced by cellulose as ultrastretchable and rapid self-healing wound dressing

Y Zhong, F Seidi, C Li, Z Wan, Y Jin, J Song… - …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Hydrogels as a wound dressing, integrated with ultrastretchability, rapid self-healing, and
excellent antimicrobial activity, are in high demand, particularly for joint skin wound healing …

[HTML][HTML] Antibacterial smart hydrogels: New hope for infectious wound management

ZA Ahovan, Z Esmaeili, BS Eftekhari, S Khosravimelal… - Materials Today Bio, 2022 - Elsevier
Millions of people die annually due to uncured wound infections. Healthcare systems incur
high costs to treat wound infections. Tt is predicted to become more challenging due to the …

[HTML][HTML] Polymer gels: Classification and recent developments in biomedical applications

M Chelu, AM Musuc - Gels, 2023 - mdpi.com
Polymer gels are a valuable class of polymeric materials that have recently attracted
significant interest due to the exceptional properties such as versatility, soft-structure …

Stimuli responsive biopolymer (chitosan) based blend hydrogels for wound healing application

A Rasool, S Ata, A Islam - Carbohydrate polymers, 2019 - Elsevier
Stimuli responsive chitosan (CS) and poly (N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone)(PVP) have attained
hydrogel properties in the presence of 74% neutralized poly acrylic acid (PAA) which can be …

Antiviral/antibacterial biodegradable cellulose nonwovens as environmentally friendly and bioprotective materials with potential to minimize microplastic pollution

C Deng, F Seidi, Q Yong, X Jin, C Li, X Zhang… - Journal of hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Personal protective equipment (PPE) such as face masks is vital in battling the COVID-19
crisis, but the dominant polypropylene-based PPE are lack of antiviral/antibacterial activities …

Recent advances in nanoparticle-based cancer treatment: a review

S Bajpai, SK Tiwary, M Sonker, A Joshi… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The advent and subsequent development of nanotechnology in the past few years have
been a boon to the healthcare industry and especially in cancer therapy. Cancer, as it is …

[HTML][HTML] Development and evaluation of pH-sensitive biodegradable ternary blended hydrogel films (chitosan/guar gum/PVP) for drug delivery application

ZH Ghauri, A Islam, MA Qadir, N Gull, B Haider… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract pH responsive hydrogels have gained much attraction in biomedical fields. We
have formulated ternary hydrogel films as a new carrier of drug. Polyelectrolyte complex of …