In the present review, we focused on the fundamental concepts of hydrogels—classification,
the polymers involved, synthesis methods, types of hydrogels, properties, and applications …

Interpenetrating polymer networks (IPN) hydrogels have gained great attention in the last
decades, mainly due to their biomedical applications. This review aims to give an overview …

The main source of commercial chitosan is the extensive deacetylation of its parent polymer
chitin. It is present in green algae, the cell walls or fungi and in the exoskeleton of …

Stimuli-responsive hydrogels have attracted much attention over the past decade for
potential bioengineering applications such as wound dressing and drug delivery. In this …

Hydrogels are crosslinked polymer networks that can absorb a huge amount of water. The
present review aims to give an overview of hydrogels based on starch and their various …

Biopolymeric blends based on bacterial cellulose (BC) films modified with low molecular
weight chitosan (Chi) were developed for controlled release of ciprofloxacin (Cip) …

Macromolecular drugs, such as proteins and peptides, are lately readily available and used
in the treatment of diseases including diabetes and cancer, as well as in therapies such as …

The aim of this study is to prepare and evaluate the antibacterial and antibiofilm activity of
ciprofloxacin (CIP) loaded PLGA nanoparticles (F2) and CIP-PLGA nanoparticles coated …

Slow-release fertilizers (SRF) have emerged as a sustainable remedy to the environmental
problems caused by conventional water-soluble fertilizers. They have demonstrated their …

Ionic composites based on cross-linked chitosan (CS) as matrix and poly (amidoxime)
grafted on potato starch (AOX) as entrapped chelating resin were prepared as beads, for the …