Abstract Purpose of Review There is an urgent need to develop novel drug delivery systems
due to constraints associated with existing cancer therapies. Recent Findings The tumor …

Hydrogels as three-dimensional crosslinked polymer networks are widely used in
biomedical applications such as tissue engineering scaffolds, wound dressing, contact …

Due to the potential adverse effects of conventional dental cements, the demand for
biocompatible cements have grown tremendously in the field of dentistry. In this respect …

The treatment of large segmental bone defects and complex types of fractures caused by
trauma, inflammation, or tumor resection is still a challenge in the field of orthopedics …

The direct removal of heavy metal ions from acidic wastewater is a hard problem. In this
study, a novel superabsorbent, polyvinyl alcohol phosphate ester (PVAP), was designed …

Hydrogel applications in various medical fields especially in drug delivery have been widely
investigated in the last few years. Introduction of biopolymers in the production of hydrogels …

To improve the water absorbency and water-retention rate of superabsorbent materials, a
porous calcium carbonate composite superabsorbent polymer (PCC/PAA) was prepared by …

This work reports the synthesis of a biocompatible, pH sensitive 2-Hydroxy Ethyl
Methacrylate-g-Soy protein Isolate (HEMA-g-SPI) hydrogel for controlled drug release …

Disposable diapers are currently used in large quantities and due to their disposable nature;
they are thrown away in the garbage after a single use. This inevitably leads to a build-up of …

In this work, we engineered a corn-straw-based bio-foam material under the inspiration of
the intrinsic morphology of the corn stem. The explosion pretreatment was applied to obtain …