In the present review, we focused on the fundamental concepts of hydrogels—classification,
the polymers involved, synthesis methods, types of hydrogels, properties, and applications …

Smart stimuli-responsive materials can respond to different signals (pH, temperature, light,
electricity, etc.), and they have become a hot research topic for drug delivery. As a …

Designing of biologically active scaffolds with optimal characteristics is one of the key factors
for successful tissue engineering. Recently, hydrogels have received a considerable interest …

Interpenetrating polymer networks (IPN) hydrogels have gained great attention in the last
decades, mainly due to their biomedical applications. This review aims to give an overview …

Injectable matrices and depots have been the subject of much research in the field of drug
delivery. The classical tissue engineering paradigm includes a matrix or scaffold to facilitate …

In this work, water-soluble poly (N-vinyl imidazole) grafted carboxymethyl chitosan
composite (CMCh-g-PVI) has been synthesized from chitosan, characterized and deployed …

Controlled release fertilizer (CRF) hydrogels were prepared from poly (vinyl alcohol), poly
(vinyl alcohol)/chitosan and chitosan using glutaraldehyde as a crosslinker. Intermolecular …

MATERIALS AND METHODS Materials Chitosan (MW 250 kDa, deacetylation degree 90%,
Pronova A/S, Norway; MW 400kDa, deacetylation degree 60%, Fluka, Germany; MW 750 …

Chitosan (CS) has received much attention as a functional biopolymer for designing various
hydrogels for biomedical applications. This review provides an overview of the different …

Poly (N-vinyl imidazole)(PNVI) has been grafted onto carboxymethyl chitosan in aqueous
solution using potassium persulphate (KPS) as initiator. The effect of the monomer and …