Hydrogel is a three-dimensional network polymer material rich in water. It is widely used in
the biomedical field because of its unique physical and chemical properties and good …

Improving the safety efficacy ratio of existing drugs is a current challenge to be addressed
rather than the development of novel drugs which involve much expense and time. The …

Polymer science has applications in biomedical engineering, prosthetics, surgical implants,
and prospective pharmaceutical excipients for drug delivery.“Intelligent or Smart Polymers” …

The global demand for healthier food products has led to the introduction of functional foods
fortified with bioactive agents, such as vitamins and nutraceuticals. Many of these bioactive …

Injectable hydrogels have been an attractive topic in biomaterials. However, during gelation
in vivo, they are easy to disperse due to tissue exudates, thus leading to failure of controlled …

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is still considered as the third most frequent cancer in the world.
Microsatellite instability (MSI), inflammation, and microRNAs have been demonstrated as …

Starch-based hydrogels have gained significant attention in biomedical applications as a
type of drug delivery system due to their biocompatibility, biodegradability, and ability to …

In the present study, semi-interpenetrating polymer networks (semi-IPNs) were synthesized
based on crosslinked acrylic acid (AA)/xanthan gum (XG) biopolymer in the presence of N …

Microplastics are frequently found in many environmental media. Polypropylene (PP) is one
of the plastics commonly used, resulting in more and more PP fragments in natural waters …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic disorder that affects millions of individuals
worldwide. However, current drug therapies for IBD are plagued by significant side effects …