Currently, the treatment and care of diabetic wounds, which generally possess the
characteristics of a high amputation rate, high recurrence rate and high mortality, has …

Antibacterial materials are recognized as important biomaterials due to their effective
inhibition of bacterial infections. Hydrogels are 3D polymer networks crosslinked by either …

The rapid emergence of antibiotic resistance in pathogenic microbes is becoming an
imminent global public health problem. Local application of antibiotics might be a solution. In …

Chitosan (CS), the second most plentiful natural polysaccharide next to cellulose, has
valuable characteristics including biocompatibility, nontoxicity and biodegradability. CS is …

Background Carrageenan-based delivery systems present great performance in the delivery
of bioactive ingredients, which can improve the stability and bioavailability of bioactive …

With the development of broad interest in the synthesis of unique stimuli-responsive
materials and their various healthcare applications, stimuli-responsive hydrogels have …

Hybrid bioactive inorganic–organic carbon-based nanocomposites of reduced graphene
oxide (rGO) nanosheets enlarged with multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were …

To meet the progressive requirements for bone regeneration purpose, injectable hydrogels
have attracted increasing attention in tissue regeneration and local drug delivery …

A dual pH-/thermo-responsive hydrogel was designed based on a polyelectrolyte complex
of polyacrylic acid (PAA) and norbornene-functionalized chitosan (CsNb), which was …

The work was intended to develop a novel acrylic acid grafted hydrogel by chemical
crosslinking of xanthan gum and starch under microwave irradiation. The swelling capacity …