Hydrogel scaffolds for tissue engineering: Progress and challenges

IM El-Sherbiny, MH Yacoub - Global Cardiology Science and Practice, 2013 - qscience.com
Designing of biologically active scaffolds with optimal characteristics is one of the key factors
for successful tissue engineering. Recently, hydrogels have received a considerable interest …

Starch-based hydrogels: present status and applications

H Ismail, M Irani, Z Ahmad - International Journal of Polymeric …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Hydrogels are crosslinked polymer networks that can absorb a huge amount of water. The
present review aims to give an overview of hydrogels based on starch and their various …

Studies on glutaraldehyde crosslinked chitosan hydrogel properties for drug delivery systems

E Mirzaei B, A Ramazani SA, M Shafiee… - International Journal of …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Chitosan was crosslinked with different amount of glutaraldehyde to prepare appropriate
hydrogels to be used as drug delivery system. The swelling behavior of freeze-dried …

Current concepts and methods in tissue interface scaffold fabrication

O Vesvoranan, A Anup, KR Hixon - Biomimetics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Damage caused by disease or trauma often leads to multi-tissue damage which is both
painful and expensive for the patient. Despite the common occurrence of such injuries …

Controlled release of therapeutics using interpenetrating polymeric networks

TM Aminabhavi, MN Nadagouda, UA More… - Expert opinion on …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: The ever-increasing developments in pharmaceutical formulations have led to
the widespread use of biodegradable polymers in various forms and configurations. In …

Synthesis and properties of lignin-based polyurethane hydrogels

Z Peng, F Chen - International Journal of Polymeric Materials, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Hydrogels were synthesized from acetic acid lignin by chemical crosslinking with NCO-
terminated polyurethane ionomers (IPUI). The swelling ratio of hydrogels increased with pH …

Study of Complex Coacervation of Gelatin A with Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose: Microencapsulation of Neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss.) Seed Oil (NSO)

N Devi, TK Maji - International Journal of Polymeric Materials, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The efficiency of complex coacervation of gelatin A with sodium carboxymethyl cellulose
(SCMC) was measured by checking viscosity, coacervate yield (%), and turbidity of the …

Synthesis and characterization of pH sensitive poly (hydroxy ethyl methacrylate-co-acrylamidoglycolic acid) based hydrogels for controlled release studies of 5 …

KM Rao, B Mallikarjuna, KSV Krishna Rao… - … Journal of Polymeric …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Hydrogels were prepared from 2-hydroxy ethyl methacrylate and acrylamidoglycolic acid
using N, N'-methylene bis acrylamide as a crosslinking agent in presence of potassium …

Design of Aloe vera-alginate gastroretentive drug delivery system to improve the pharmacotherapy

B Singh, V Sharma, A Dhiman… - … -Plastics Technology and …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Both, aloe vera gel and alginate, have been reported to have anti-ulcer activity. Keeping in
view the therapeutic importance of these polysaccharides, in the present study, an attempt …

Interfacial coating method for amine-rich surfaces using poly (ethylene glycol) diacrylate applied to bioprosthetic valve tissue models

MA Roseen, MM Fahrenholtz, JP Connell… - ACS Applied Bio …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Bioprosthetic heart valve implants are beset by calcification and failure due to the
interactions between the body and the transplant. Hydrogels can be used as biological …