In the human body, many soft tissues with hierarchically ordered composite structures, such
as cartilage, skeletal muscle, the corneas, and blood vessels, exhibit highly anisotropic …

This review focuses on the most recent developments in the field of nanocomposite
hydrogels intended for biomedical applications. Nanocomposite hydrogels are hydrated …

Hydrogels are widely implemented as key materials in various biomedical applications
owing to their soft, flexible, hydrophilic, and quasi-solid nature. Recently, however, new …

The incorporation of nanomaterials in hydrogels (hydrated networks of crosslinked
polymers) has emerged as a useful method for generating biomaterials with tailored …

Hydrogels mimic native tissue microenvironment due to their porous and hydrated molecular
structure. An emerging approach to reinforce polymeric hydrogels and to include multiple …

The complex tissue‐specific physiology that is orchestrated from the nano‐to the
macroscale, in conjugation with the dynamic biophysical/biochemical stimuli underlying …

Responsive hydrogels have the ability to change their volume, transparency, or other
properties in response to external chemical and/or physical stimuli. The responsiveness …

Mimicking the hierarchically anisotropic structure and excellent mechanical properties of
natural tissues, such as tendons and ligaments, using biomaterials is challenging. Despite …

Hydrogels mimic the tissue environment because of their hydrophilic and porous network
structures. They are widely investigated in biomedical and biotechnological fields, however …

Hydrogels are an important class of soft materials with high water retention that exhibit
intelligent and elastic properties and have promising applications in the fields of …