Tailoring the Swelling‐Shrinkable Behavior of Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications

Hydrogels with tailor-made swelling-shrinkable properties have aroused considerable interest in numerous biomedical domains. For example, as swelling is a key issue for blood and wound extrudates absorption, the transference of nutrients and metabolites, as well as drug diffusion and release, hydrogels with high swelling capacity have been widely applicated in full-thickness skin wound healing and tissue regeneration, and drug delivery. Nevertheless, in the fields of tissue adhesives and internal soft-tissue wound healing, and bioelectronics, non-swelling hydrogels play very important functions owing to their stable macroscopic dimension and physical performance in physiological environment. Moreover, the…

• NN
  National Natural Science Foundation of China

  Award: 51873187
• NK
  National Key Research and Development Program of China

  Award: 2018YFC1004803
• SF
  Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of Zhejiang Province

  Award: LR20E030004