Antibacterial hydrogels

S Li, S Dong, W Xu, S Tu, L Yan, C Zhao… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Antibacterial materials are recognized as important biomaterials due to their effective
inhibition of bacterial infections. Hydrogels are 3D polymer networks crosslinked by either …

Hydrogel-based sensor networks: Compositions, properties, and applications—A review

X Sun, S Agate, KS Salem, L Lucia… - ACS Applied Bio …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Hydrogels are three-dimensional porous polymeric networks prepared by physical or
chemical cross-linking of hydrophilic molecules, which can be made into smart materials …

A mini review on hydrogels classification and recent developments in miscellaneous applications

K Varaprasad, GM Raghavendra, T Jayaramudu… - Materials Science and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Hydrogels are composed of three-dimensional smart and/or hungry networks, which do not
dissolve in water but swell considerably in an aqueous medium, demonstrating an …

Antimicrobial hydrogels: promising materials for medical application

K Yang, Q Han, B Chen, Y Zheng, K Zhang… - International journal …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The rapid emergence of antibiotic resistance in pathogenic microbes is becoming an
imminent global public health problem. Local application of antibiotics might be a solution. In …

Nanoparticle–hydrogel composites: Concept, design, and applications of these promising, multi‐functional materials

P Thoniyot, MJ Tan, AA Karim, DJ Young… - Advanced …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
New technologies rely on the development of new materials, and these may simply be the
innovative combination of known components. The structural combination of a polymer …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial natural hydrogels in biomedicine: Properties, Applications, and challenges—A concise review

O Kapusta, A Jarosz, K Stadnik… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Natural hydrogels are widely used as biomedical materials in many areas, including drug
delivery, tissue scaffolds, and particularly wound dressings, where they can act as an …

[HTML][HTML] Inherent and composite hydrogels as promising materials to limit antimicrobial resistance

R Carpa, A Remizovschi, CA Culda, AL Butiuc-Keul - Gels, 2022 - mdpi.com
Antibiotic resistance has increased significantly in the recent years, and has become a
global problem for human health and the environment. As a result, several technologies for …

[HTML][HTML] Advanced hydrogels combined with silver and gold nanoparticles against antimicrobial resistance

YP Moreno Ruiz, LA de Almeida Campos… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The development of multidrug-resistant (MDR) microorganisms has increased dramatically
in the last decade as a natural consequence of the misuse and overuse of antimicrobials …

Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles and biopolymer nanocomposites: a comparative study on physico-chemical, antimicrobial and anticancer activity

RR Palem, SD Ganesh, Z Kronekova… - Bulletin of Materials …, 2018 - Springer
The current report was intended towards comparative study of green-synthesized biogenic
Rhubarb silver nanoparticles (RS-AgNPs) and chitosan crosslinked silver nanocomposites …

Graphene oxide based heparin-mimicking and hemocompatible polymeric hydrogels for versatile biomedical applications

C He, ZQ Shi, L Ma, C Cheng, CX Nie… - Journal of Materials …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Studies on the design of heparin and heparin-mimicking polymer based hydrogels are of
tremendous interest and are fuelled by diverse emerging biomedical applications, such as …