ArticleJournal of polymer science. Part A, Polymer chemistry2009
HYDROGELS FROM SOFT CONTACT LENSES AND IMPLANTS TO SELF-ASSEMBLED NANOMATERIALS.
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86 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- A Glucose-Responsive Cannula for Automated and Electronics-Free Insulin Delivery.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2024Article
- Drug delivery systems for wound healing treatment of upper airway injury.Expert opinion on drug delivery · 2024Review
- AI energized hydrogel design, optimization and application in biomedicine.Materials today. Bio · 2024Review
- Advancements in Regenerative Hydrogels in Skin Wound Treatment: A Comprehensive Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
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Abstract
Hydrogels were the first biomaterials designed for clinical use. Their discovery and applications as soft contact lenses and implants are presented. This early hydrogel research served as a foundation for the expansion of biomedical polymers research into new directions: design of stimuli sensitive hydrogels that abruptly change their properties upon application of an external stimulus (pH, temperature, solvent, electrical field, biorecognition) and hydrogels as carriers for the delivery of drugs, peptides, and proteins. Finally, pathways to self-assembly of block and graft copolymers into hydrogels of precise 3D structures are introduced.
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