Novel trends in hydrogel development for biomedical applications: A review

P Sánchez-Cid, M Jiménez-Rosado, A Romero… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, there are still numerous challenges for well-known biomedical applications,
such as tissue engineering (TE), wound healing and controlled drug delivery, which must be …

Recent advances in protein hydrogels: From design, structural and functional regulations to healthcare applications

Q Zhang, Y Liu, G Yang, H Kong, L Guo… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Protein hydrogels with three-dimensional network structure can be synthesized through both
covalent and noncovalent cross-linking of protein monomers and assemblies, which have …

Recent reports on polysaccharide-based materials for drug delivery

J Kurczewska - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Polysaccharides constitute one of the most important families of biopolymers. Natural
polysaccharide-based drug delivery systems are of constant interest to the scientific …

Magnetically anisotropic hydrogels for tissue engineering

L Hao, H Mao - Biomaterials Science, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Many soft tissues of the human body possess hierarchically anisotropic structures, exhibiting
orientation-specific mechanical properties and biological functionality. Hydrogels have been …

Towards the sustainable production of biomass-derived materials with smart functionality: a tutorial review

R Wang, Y Feng, D Li, K Li, Y Yan - Green Chemistry, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
To meet the ever-increasing demand for the continuous development of human society and
carbon neutralization, biomass has been demonstrated to be a pluripotent and powerful …

Dual properties of pharmacological activities and preparation excipient: Bletilla striata polysaccharides

L Bai, T Wang, Q Deng, W Zheng, X Li, H Yang… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Bletilla striata has been used for thousands of years and shows the functions of stopping
bleeding, reducing swelling, and promoting healing in traditional applications. For Bletilla …

Insight into the latest medical applications of nanocellulose

A Ghilan, R Nicu, DE Ciolacu, F Ciolacu - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Nanocelluloses (NCs) are appealing nanomaterials that have experienced rapid
development in recent years, with great potential in the biomedical field. This trend aligns …

[HTML][HTML] “Smart” stimuli-responsive biomaterials revolutionizing the theranostic landscape of inflammatory arthritis

S Nag, S Mohanto, MG Ahmed… - Materials Today Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Inflammatory arthritis is a growing worldwide concern, afflicting millions of individuals and
leading to a depreciating quality of life, significant morbidity, and subsequent healthcare …

Stimuli-responsive polysaccharide-based smart hydrogels and their emerging applications

N Srivastava, AR Choudhury - Industrial & Engineering Chemistry …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Hydrogels are a soft material that undergoes cross-linking between polymers to form a
hydrophilic three-dimensional network. In fact, similarity to body tissue, soft consistency …

Pectin hydrogels modified with montmorillonite: case studies for the removal of dyes and herbicides from water

WB Fernandes Filho, STR Agassin, KP Naidek… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrogels were synthesized with pectin and modified with montmorillonite for case studies
involving the removal of dyes and herbicides from water. Methylene blue and 2, 4 …