articleAdvanced Functional MaterialsNov 18, 2020Closed access

Stimuli‐Responsive Nanocomposite Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications

University of Aveiro

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Abstract

Abstract The complex tissue‐specific physiology that is orchestrated from the nano‐ to the macroscale, in conjugation with the dynamic biophysical/biochemical stimuli underlying biological processes, has inspired the design of sophisticated hydrogels and nanoparticle systems exhibiting stimuli‐responsive features. Recently, hydrogels and nanoparticles have been combined in advanced nanocomposite hybrid platforms expanding their range of biomedical applications. The ease and flexibility of attaining modular nanocomposite hydrogel constructs by selecting different classes of nanomaterials/hydrogels, or tuning nanoparticle‐hydrogel physicochemical interactions widely expands the range of attainable properties to…

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Keywords
  • Self-healing hydrogels
  • Flexibility (engineering)
  • Materials science
  • Nanotechnology
  • Context (archaeology)
  • Nanocomposite
  • Modular design
  • Nanomaterials
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