Chemically modified biopolymers for the formation of biomedical hydrogels

VG Muir, JA Burdick - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Biopolymers are natural polymers sourced from plants and animals, which include a variety
of polysaccharides and polypeptides. The inclusion of biopolymers into biomedical …

[HTML][HTML] Versatility of hydrogels: from synthetic strategies, classification, and properties to biomedical applications

Z Ahmad, S Salman, SA Khan, A Amin, ZU Rahman… - Gels, 2022 - mdpi.com
Hydrogels are three-dimensional, cross-linked, and supramolecular networks that can
absorb significant volumes of water. Hydrogels are one of the most promising biomaterials in …

[HTML][HTML] Designing degradable hydrogels for orthogonal control of cell microenvironments

PM Kharkar, KL Kiick, AM Kloxin - Chemical Society Reviews, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Degradable and cell-compatible hydrogels can be designed to mimic the physical and
biochemical characteristics of native extracellular matrices and provide tunability of …

[HTML][HTML] Hyaluronic acid hydrogels crosslinked in physiological conditions: Synthesis and biomedical applications

LA Pérez, R Hernández, JM Alonso, R Pérez-González… - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Hyaluronic acid (HA) hydrogels display a wide variety of biomedical applications ranging
from tissue engineering to drug vehiculization and controlled release. To date, most of the …

Smart hydrogels–synthetic stimuli-responsive antitumor drug release systems

A Kasiński, M Zielińska-Pisklak, E Oledzka… - International journal …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Among modern drug formulations, stimuli-responsive hydrogels also called “smart
hydrogels” deserve a special attention. The basic feature of this system is the ability to …

Designing peptide and protein modified hydrogels: selecting the optimal conjugation strategy

SA Fisher, AEG Baker, MS Shoichet - Journal of the American …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Hydrogels are used in a wide variety of biomedical applications including tissue
engineering, biomolecule delivery, cell delivery, and cell culture. These hydrogels are often …

Hydrogels

W Wang, R Narain, H Zeng - Polymer science and nanotechnology, 2020 - Elsevier
Hydrogels are three-dimensional (3D) cross-linked polymer networks, which can absorb and
retain large amount of water. Because of their tunable properties as well as their versatile …

[HTML][HTML] Research progress in enzymatically cross-linked hydrogels as injectable systems for bioprinting and tissue engineering

R Naranjo-Alcazar, S Bendix, T Groth, G Gallego Ferrer - Gels, 2023 - mdpi.com
Hydrogels have been developed for different biomedical applications such as in vitro culture
platforms, drug delivery, bioprinting and tissue engineering. Enzymatic cross-linking has …

Hydrogel-integrated optical fiber sensors and their applications: a comprehensive review

MSB Sadeque, HK Chowdhury, M Rafique… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydrogel-integrated optical fiber sensors have garnered momentous interest due to their
optical properties, biocompatibility, and biodegradability. Integrating active materials with …

In situ cross-linkable hyaluronic acid hydrogels using copper free click chemistry for cartilage tissue engineering

SS Han, HY Yoon, JY Yhee, MO Cho, HE Shim… - Polymer …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
We report a biocompatible and in situ cross-linkable hydrogel derived from hyaluronic acid
via a bioorthogonal reaction and confirm the clinical potential of our hydrogel through in vivo …