Commercial hydrogels for biomedical applications
Hydrogels are polymeric networks having the ability to absorb a large volume of water. Flexibility, versatility, stimuli-responsive, soft structure are the advantages of hydrogels. It is classified based on its source, preparation, ionic charge, response, crosslinking and physical properties. Hydrog...
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| author | S.H. Aswathy U. Narendrakumar I. Manjubala |
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| description | Hydrogels are polymeric networks having the ability to absorb a large volume of water. Flexibility, versatility, stimuli-responsive, soft structure are the advantages of hydrogels. It is classified based on its source, preparation, ionic charge, response, crosslinking and physical properties. Hydrogels are used in various fields like agriculture, food industry, biosensor, biomedical, etc. Even though hydrogels are used in various industries, more researches are going in the field of biomedical applications because of its resembles to living tissue, biocompatibility, and biodegradability. Here, we are mainly focused on the commercially available hydrogels used for biomedical applications like wound dressings, contact lenses, cosmetic applications, tissue engineering, and drug delivery. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dd96af355c1441209cffbf10167aa29d2022-12-22T00:39:28ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402020-04-0164e03719Commercial hydrogels for biomedical applicationsS.H. Aswathy0U. Narendrakumar1I. Manjubala2Department of Biosciences, School of Biosciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, 632014, IndiaDepartment of Manufacturing Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, 632014, IndiaDepartment of Biosciences, School of Biosciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, 632014, India; Corresponding author.Hydrogels are polymeric networks having the ability to absorb a large volume of water. Flexibility, versatility, stimuli-responsive, soft structure are the advantages of hydrogels. It is classified based on its source, preparation, ionic charge, response, crosslinking and physical properties. Hydrogels are used in various fields like agriculture, food industry, biosensor, biomedical, etc. Even though hydrogels are used in various industries, more researches are going in the field of biomedical applications because of its resembles to living tissue, biocompatibility, and biodegradability. Here, we are mainly focused on the commercially available hydrogels used for biomedical applications like wound dressings, contact lenses, cosmetic applications, tissue engineering, and drug delivery.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844020305648Materials scienceBiomedical engineeringNanotechnologyBiotechnologyHydrogelsBiomedical applications |
| spellingShingle | S.H. Aswathy U. Narendrakumar I. Manjubala Commercial hydrogels for biomedical applications Heliyon Materials science Biomedical engineering Nanotechnology Biotechnology Hydrogels Biomedical applications |
| title | Commercial hydrogels for biomedical applications |
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| title_short | Commercial hydrogels for biomedical applications |
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| topic | Materials science Biomedical engineering Nanotechnology Biotechnology Hydrogels Biomedical applications |
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