Hydrogels are polymer networks infiltrated with water. Many biological hydrogels in animal
bodies such as muscles, heart valves, cartilages, and tendons possess extreme mechanical …

Abstract 3D printing alias additive manufacturing can transform 3D virtual models created by
computer-aided design (CAD) into physical 3D objects in a layer-by-layer manner …

The development of next-generation bioelectronics, as well as the powering of consumer
and medical devices, require power sources that are soft, flexible, extensible, and even …

Hydrogels are attractive materials for the controlled release of therapeutics because of their
capacity to embed biologically active agents in their water-swollen network. Recent …

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

Over the past decades, significant progress has been made in the field of hydrogels as
functional biomaterials. Biomedical application of hydrogels was initially hindered by the …

Nanotechnology has been widely used in the development of new strategies for drug
delivery and cancer therapy. Compared to traditional drug delivery systems, nano-based …

Hydrogels, microgels and nanogels have emerged as versatile and viable platforms for
sustained protein release, targeted drug delivery, and tissue engineering due to excellent …

Degradable and cell-compatible hydrogels can be designed to mimic the physical and
biochemical characteristics of native extracellular matrices and provide tunability of …

To date, numerous delivery systems based on either organic or inorganic material have
been developed to achieve efficient and sustained delivery of therapeutics. Hydrogels …