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Interpenetrating Polymer Networks polysaccharide hydrogels for drug delivery and tissue engineering
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An overview of the methods of preparation, the properties, the performances as drug delivery systems and as scaffolds for tissue engineering, of (semi)-IPNs obtained using alginate and hyaluronic acid are given.About:
This article is published in Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews.The article was published on 2013-08-01. It has received 406 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Self-healing hydrogels & Drug delivery.read more
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Hydrogels in a historical perspective: from simple networks to smart materials.
Sytze J. Buwalda,Kristel W. M. Boere,Pieter J. Dijkstra,Jan Feijen,Tina Vermonden,Wim E. Hennink +5 more
TL;DR: A historical overview of the developments in hydrogel research from simple networks to smart materials is provided to overcome several challenges to overcome for clinical translation.
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A review of bioactive plant polysaccharides: Biological activities, functionalization, and biomedical applications
TL;DR: The main goal of this paper was to review the sources, natively biological activities, isolation, characterization, and the structural features of natively bioactive polysaccharides from wood species to maximally exploit their various valuable properties in previously unperceived applications.
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Hydrogel wound dressings for bioactive treatment of acute and chronic wounds
TL;DR: A variety of approaches to bioactive wound healing, such as bioactive dressing materials, use of antimicrobial agents, inclusion of biological signaling molecules like growth factors, and incorporation of seeded stem cells, are considered and critically evaluated.
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Manufacturing of hydrogel biomaterials with controlled mechanical properties for tissue engineering applications.
Armin Vedadghavami,Farnaz Minooei,Mohammad Hossein Mohammadi,Sultan Khetani,Ahmad Rezaei Kolahchi,Shohreh Mashayekhan,Amir Sanati-Nezhad +6 more
TL;DR: The most common approaches used for tuning mechanical properties of hydrogels including but are not limited to, interpenetrating polymer networks, nanocomposites, self-assembly techniques, and co-polymerization are discussed.
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Hydrogels for Therapeutic Delivery: Current Developments and Future Directions
TL;DR: The view on the state-of-the-art in the field is presented, thereby focusing on a number of exciting topics, including bioorthogonal cross-linking methods, multicomponent hydrogels, stimuli-responsive hydrogel, nanogels, and the release of therapeutics from 3D printed hydrogELs.
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Viscoelastic properties of polymers
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe the nature of Viscoelastic behavior of polymeric systems and approximate relations among the linear Viscoels and approximate interrelations among the Viscelastic Functions.
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Alginate: properties and biomedical applications
Kuen Yong Lee,David J. Mooney +1 more
TL;DR: This review will provide a comprehensive overview of general properties of alginate and its hydrogels, their biomedical applications, and suggest new perspectives for future studies with these polymers.
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Environment-sensitive hydrogels for drug delivery
Yong Qiu,Kinam Park +1 more
TL;DR: Development of environmentally sensitive hydrogels with a wide array of desirable properties can be made is a formidable challenge, however, if the achievements of the past can be extrapolated into the future, it is highly likely that responsive hydrogelWith such properties can been made.