The bladder is exposed to constant internal and external mechanical forces due to its
deformation and the dynamic environment in which it is placed, which can hamper its repair …

Natural hydrogels such as collagen offer desirable properties for tissue engineering,
including cell adhesion sites, but their low mechanical strength is not suitable for bladder …

Hydrogels are water-swollen polymer networks that are being developed for a range of
applications, from tissue engineering to drug delivery. The last decade has seen widespread …

Many women around the world are suffering from urinary incontinence, defined as the
unintentional leakage of urine by external abnormal pressure. Although various kinds of …

The standard treatment for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) is transurethral
resection of bladder tumor (TURBT). However, this procedure may miss small lesions or …

Tissue engineering aims to provide a temporary scaffold for repair at the site of injury or
disease that is able to support cell attachment and growth while synthesis of matrix proteins …

Hydrogels have emerged as a diverse class of biomaterials offering a broad range of
biomedical applications. Specifically, injectable hydrogels are advantageous for minimally …

Hydrogels have been extensively investigated as biomaterials because of their excellent
biocompatibility, and recent developments such as 3D printing and the incorporation of …

Traumas in vivo caused by emergencies (eg, car accidents, surgery or battlefields) probably
cause uncontrollable bleeding and even threaten the patients' lives. Traditional wound …

Biodegradable injectable hydrogels have been extensively studied and evaluated in various
medical applications such as for bulking agents, drug delivery reservoirs, temporary barriers …