Dealing with the foreign‐body response to implanted biomaterials: strategies and applications of new materials

D Zhang, Q Chen, C Shi, M Chen, K Ma… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Foreign‐body response caused by implanted biomaterials seriously impedes the function of
implants and is a major obstacle to the development of implantable biomaterials and …

Emerging role of hydrogels in drug delivery systems, tissue engineering and wound management

S Jacob, AB Nair, J Shah, N Sreeharsha, S Gupta… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The popularity of hydrogels as biomaterials lies in their tunable physical properties, ability to
encapsulate small molecules and macromolecular drugs, water holding capacity, flexibility …

Supramolecular hydrogels: Design strategies and contemporary biomedical applications

J Omar, D Ponsford, CA Dreiss… - Chemistry–An Asian …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Self‐assembly of supramolecular hydrogels is driven by dynamic, non‐covalent interactions
between molecules. Considerable research effort has been exerted to fabricate and …

Hyaluronic acid in ocular drug delivery

X Zhang, D Wei, Y Xu, Q Zhu - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2021 - Elsevier
As a naturally-occurring polysaccharide which could be found in various ophthalmic tissues,
hyaluronic acid (HA) has a wide range of applications in the eye, including treatment of dry …

Proliferative vitreoretinopathy: a review

S Idrees, J Sridhar, AE Kuriyan - International ophthalmology …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) is the most common cause for failure of
rhegmatogenous retinal detachment repair and is characterized by the growth and …

Rapid UV-curable form-stable polyethylene-glycol-based phase change material

XYD Soo, ZM Png, X Wang, MH Chua… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Thermal regulation and waste heat energy harvesting have been a concern in different
industries, including the electronics sector that sees an increasing usage with technological …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in supramolecular hydrogels for biomedical applications

JYC Lim, Q Lin, K Xue, XJ Loh - Materials Today Advances, 2019 - Elsevier
Supramolecular hydrogels held together by non-covalent interactions such as electrostatics,
hydrogen bonding, and hydrophobic forces are among the most promising soft material …

Hydrogel-based ocular drug delivery systems: Emerging fabrication strategies, applications, and bench-to-bedside manufacturing considerations

RC Cooper, H Yang - Journal of controlled release, 2019 - Elsevier
The physiological barriers of the eye pose challenges to the delivery of the array of
therapeutics for ocular diseases. Hydrogels have been widely explored for medical …

Functionalization of 2D transition metal dichalcogenides for biomedical applications

Z Li, SL Wong - Materials Science and Engineering: C, 2017 - Elsevier
Recent research has revealed a gamut of interesting properties present in layered two-
dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) such as photoluminescence …

Characterization of silk-hyaluronic acid composite hydrogels towards vitreous humor substitutes

NR Raia, D Jia, CE Ghezzi, M Muthukumar, DL Kaplan - Biomaterials, 2020 - Elsevier
Multiple ophthalmic pathologies, such as retinal detachment and diabetic retinopathy,
require the removal and replacement of the vitreous humor. Clinical tamponades such as …