Supramolecular binding motifs are increasingly employed in the design of biomaterials. The
ability to rationally engineer specific yet reversible associations into polymer networks with …

Injectable hydrogels have received considerable interest in the biomedical field due to their
potential applications in minimally invasive local drug delivery, more precise implantation …

The rational design of drug delivery approaches leveraging supramolecular chemistry
(ie,“chemistry beyond the molecule”) has garnered significant interest in recent years toward …

The product of the condensation reaction between glycoluril and formaldehyde was first
reported in a thesis by Eberhard Meyer in 1904 (1) and then published by Behrend and co …

Polymers, ceramics and metals have historically dominated the application of materials in
medicine. Yet rationally designed materials that exploit specific, directional, tunable and …

Medicine relies on the use of pharmacologically active agents (drugs) to manage and treat
disease. However, drugs are not inherently effective; the benefit of a drug is directly related …

The development of supramolecular chemistry dates back to 1987 when Lehn, Cram, and
Pedersen won the Nobel Prize on account of their leading discoveries in the host–guest …

Adaptable hydrogels have recently emerged as a promising platform for three‐dimensional
(3D) cell encapsulation and culture. In conventional, covalently crosslinked hydrogels …

Wearable transdermal iontophoresis eliminating the need for external power sources offers
advantages for patient-comfort when deploying epidermal diseases treatments. However …

Due to their dynamic qualities and potential uses in fields such as biomedicine, tissue
engineering, drug delivery, soft materials, and sensing, hydrogels have gained increased …