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Mechanical properties of PNIPAM based hydrogels: A review.

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In this review, several strategies including interpenetrating polymer network (IPN), double network (DN), nanocomposite (NC) and slide ring (SR) hydrogels are discussed in the context of PNIPAM hydrogel.
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This article is published in Materials Science and Engineering: C.The article was published on 2017-01-01. It has received 381 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Self-healing hydrogels & Smart polymer.

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Advances in crosslinking strategies of biomedical hydrogels

TL;DR: The commonly used crosslinking method for hydrogel synthesis involving physical and chemical crosslinks is presented and their current progress and future perspectives are summarized.
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Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-based Smart Hydrogels: Design, Properties and Applications

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide an up-to-date account on the recent developments in advanced functional PNIPAM-based smart hydrogels and their emerging technological applications in the fields of smart actuators, photonic crystals, smart windows and novel biomedical applications.
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Hydrogel scaffolds for tissue engineering: the importance of polymer choice

TL;DR: This review will provide a critical overview of hydrogel design from the perspective of the polymer chemistry, highlighting both the advantages and limitations of particular polymer structures, properties, and architectures.
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3D and 4D Printing of Polymers for Tissue Engineering Applications.

TL;DR: 3D and 4D printing techniques have great potential in the production of scaffolds to be applied in tissue engineering, especially in constructing patient specific scaffolds, and physical and chemical guidance cues can be printed with these methods to improve the extent and rate of targeted tissue regeneration.
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Transformer Hydrogels: A Review

TL;DR: This review describes principles that can be utilized to fabricate transformer hydrogels such as by layering, patterning, or generating anisotropy, and gradients.
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Thermosensitive Interpenetrating Polymer Networks: Synthesis, Characterization, and Macromolecular Release

TL;DR: Thermosensitive semiinterpenetrating polymer networks (semi-IPNs) composed of cross-linked poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (NiPAAm) and linear poly(ether(urethane-urea) (Biomer) were obtained via UV-initiated solution polymerization and exhibited negative thermosensitivity.
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Temperature-sensitive chitosan-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) interpenetrated networks with enhanced loading capacity and controlled release properties

TL;DR: The interpenetration of networks with complementary properties, such as those made with PNIPA and chitosan, make it possible to develop drug delivery systems with improved drug loading capacity and sustained release behaviour (owing to PnIPA).
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Mechanical properties of porous ceramic scaffolds: Influence of internal dimensions

TL;DR: In this paper, high-porosity porous ceramic scaffolds have been fabricated from a 70% SiO2-30% CaO glass powder using stereolithography and the lost-mould process combined with gel-casting.
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Polymer chemistry: Swell gels

Jindrich Kopecek
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TL;DR: This work has shown that the molecular arrangement of the polymer ingredients is central to hydrogel performance and its properties are attractive for biomedical applications.
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A critical review on draw solutes development for forward osmosis.

TL;DR: In this article, a critical review on the development of forward osmosis (FO) draw solutes is given, and some of the most important issues about FO draw solute are discussed.
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