Hydrogels: properties and applications in biomedicine

TC Ho, CC Chang, HP Chan, TW Chung, CW Shu… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Hydrogels are crosslinked polymer chains with three-dimensional (3D) network structures,
which can absorb relatively large amounts of fluid. Because of the high water content, soft …

[HTML][HTML] Structural and biological engineering of 3D hydrogels for wound healing

MH Norahan, SC Pedroza-González… - Bioactive materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Chronic wounds have become one of the most important issues for healthcare systems and
are a leading cause of death worldwide. Wound dressings are necessary to facilitate wound …

[HTML][HTML] Multifunctional GelMA platforms with nanomaterials for advanced tissue therapeutics

AG Kurian, RK Singh, KD Patel, JH Lee, HW Kim - Bioactive materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Polymeric hydrogels are fascinating platforms as 3D scaffolds for tissue repair and delivery
systems of therapeutic molecules and cells. Among others, methacrylated gelatin (GelMA) …

A dual‐cross‐linked hydrogel patch for promoting diabetic wound healing

J Liu, M Qu, C Wang, Y Xue, H Huang, Q Chen, W Sun… - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Diabetic wound treatment faces significant challenges in clinical settings. Alternative
treatment approaches are needed. Continuous bleeding, disordered inflammatory …

Advanced hydrogels as wound dressings

S Tavakoli, AS Klar - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Skin is the largest organ of the human body, protecting it against the external environment.
Despite high self-regeneration potential, severe skin defects will not heal spontaneously and …

Preparation, properties, and applications of gelatin-based hydrogels (GHs) in the environmental, technological, and biomedical sectors

F Mushtaq, ZA Raza, SR Batool, M Zahid… - International journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Gelatin's versatile functionalization offers prospects of facile and effective crosslinking as
well as combining with other materials (eg, metal nanoparticles, carbonaceous, minerals …

Physical double‐network hydrogel adhesives with rapid shape adaptability, fast self‐healing, antioxidant and NIR/pH stimulus‐responsiveness for multidrug‐resistant …

X Zhao, Y Liang, Y Huang, J He… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Developing physical double‐network (DN) removable hydrogel adhesives with both high
healing efficiency and photothermal antibacterial activities to cope with multidrug‐resistant …

Decellularized extracellular matrix-based bioinks for engineering tissue-and organ-specific microenvironments

BS Kim, S Das, J Jang, DW Cho - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Biomaterials-based biofabrication methods have gained much attention in recent years.
Among them, 3D cell printing is a pioneering technology to facilitate the recapitulation of …

Degradable gelatin-based IPN cryogel hemostat for rapidly stopping deep noncompressible hemorrhage and simultaneously improving wound healing

Y Huang, X Zhao, Z Zhang, Y Liang, Z Yin… - Chemistry of …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Biodegradable cryogel wound dressing which can stop deep noncompressible hemorrhage
and simultaneously promote wound healing is a highly promising biomaterial in clinics …

Engineering and functionalization of gelatin biomaterials: From cell culture to medical applications

AB Bello, D Kim, D Kim, H Park… - Tissue Engineering Part B …, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Health care and medicine were revolutionized in recent years by the development of
biomaterials, such as stents, implants, personalized drug delivery systems, engineered …