Hydrogels: Properties and Applications in Biomedicine
Kaohsiung Medical University · Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital · +5 more institutions
Abstract
Hydrogels are crosslinked polymer chains with three-dimensional (3D) network structures, which can absorb relatively large amounts of fluid. Because of the high water content, soft structure, and porosity of hydrogels, they closely resemble living tissues. Research in recent years shows that hydrogels have been applied in various fields, such as agriculture, biomaterials, the food industry, drug delivery, tissue engineering, and regenerative medicine. Along with the underlying technology improvements of hydrogel development, hydrogels can be expected to be applied in more fields. Although not all hydrogels have good biodegradability and biocompatibility, such as synthetic hydrogels (polyvinyl alcohol,…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 60.55
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 249
Authors
9- THTzu‐Chuan Ho
Kaohsiung Medical University
- CCChin-Chuan Chang
Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, I-Shou University
- HCHung-Pin Chan
Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital
- TCTze‐Wen Chung
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
- CSChih‐Wen Shu
Kaohsiung Medical University
Topics & keywords
- Self-healing hydrogels
- Biocompatibility
- Tissue engineering
- Drug delivery
- Biodegradation
- Materials science
- Nanotechnology
- Polyethylene glycol
- Zero hunger