Hydrogels for the treatment of radiation-induced skin and mucosa damages: An up-to-date overview

Radiation-induced damages are difficult to heal than normal wounds. This is because radiation therapy could lead to an imbalanced inflammatory response, oxidative stress response, lack of angiogenesis, and a high risk of bacterial infection, which are considered to be the greatest challenges in radi...

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Main Authors: Yidan Su, Hengqing Cui, Chao Yang, Lu Li, Fei Xu, Jie Gao, Wenjun Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Materials
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmats.2022.1018815/full