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 …

Modified biopolymer-dextrin based crosslinked hydrogels: application in controlled drug delivery

D Das, S Pal - RSC advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
This review describes hydrogels and their classifications along with the synthesis and
properties of biopolymer-dextrin based crosslinked hydrogels and their potential …

Stereolithography (SLA) 3D printing of ascorbic acid loaded hydrogels: A controlled release study

I Karakurt, A Aydoğdu, S Çıkrıkcı, J Orozco… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Patients' genetic characteristics, age, gender, diet, and lifestyle affect the success of medical
treatment. The treatment's effectiveness can be increased by using personalized medication; …

3D printing tablets: Predicting printability and drug dissolution from rheological data

M Elbadawi, T Gustaffson, S Gaisford… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Rheology is an indispensable tool for formulation development, which when harnessed, can
both predict a material's performance and provide valuable insight regarding the material's …

Additive manufacturing of personalized pharmaceutical dosage forms via stereolithography

AV Healy, E Fuenmayor, P Doran, LM Geever… - Pharmaceutics, 2019 - mdpi.com
The introduction of three-dimensional printing (3DP) has created exciting possibilities for the
fabrication of dosage forms, paving the way for personalized medicine. In this study, oral …

Cross-platform mechanical characterization of lung tissue

SR Polio, AN Kundu, CE Dougan, NP Birch… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Published data on the mechanical strength and elasticity of lung tissue is widely variable,
primarily due to differences in how testing was conducted across individual studies. This …

Composite double-network hydrogels to improve adhesion on biological surfaces

P Karami, CS Wyss, A Khoushabi… - … applied materials & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Despite the development of hydrogels with high mechanical properties, insufficient adhesion
between these materials and biological surfaces significantly limits their use in the …

Wet‐responsive, reconfigurable, and biocompatible hydrogel adhesive films for transfer printing of nanomembranes

H Yi, M Seong, K Sun, I Hwang, K Lee… - Advanced Functional …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This study presents a wet‐responsive and biocompatible smart hydrogel adhesive that
exhibits switchable and controllable adhesions on demand for the simple and efficient …

History, classification, properties and application of hydrogels: An overview

S Thakur, VK Thakur, OA Arotiba - Hydrogels: Recent Advances, 2018 - Springer
The term hydrogel was coined in 1894 as it was employed to explain a colloidal gel. The first
report on the application of hydrogels was given by Wichterle and Lim in 1960, which was in …

Investigation of potential injectable polymeric biomaterials for bone regeneration

MB Dreifke, NA Ebraheim… - Journal of Biomedical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
This article reviews the potential injectable polymeric biomaterial scaffolds currently being
investigated for application in bone tissue regeneration. Two types of injectable biomaterial …