Recent advancements in materials and coatings for biomedical implants

KK Amirtharaj Mosas, AR Chandrasekar, A Dasan… - Gels, 2022 - mdpi.com
Metallic materials such as stainless steel (SS), titanium (Ti), magnesium (Mg) alloys, and
cobalt-chromium (Co-Cr) alloys are widely used as biomaterials for implant applications …

Establishments and evaluations of post‐operative adhesion animal models

Y Wang, W Zhai, L Yang, S Cheng… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
After abdominopelvic surgery, there are 90–93% of patients who develop postoperative
adhesions. Post‐operative adhesions can occur after various surgical procedures, which not …

Multifunctional microgel-based cream hydrogels for postoperative abdominal adhesion prevention

B Liu, Y Kong, OA Alimi, MA Kuss, H Tu, W Hu… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Postoperative abdominal adhesions are a common problem after surgery and can produce
serious complications. Current antiadhesive strategies focus mostly on physical barriers and …

Injectable polyzwitterionic lubricant for complete prevention of cardiac adhesion

Y Wang, W Zhai, H Zhang, S Cheng… - Macromolecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
After cardiac surgery, tissue damage to the heart may cause adhesion between heart and its
surrounding tissues. Post‐operative cardiac adhesion may lead to limited normal cardiac …

Nanocellulose-based composite materials used in drug delivery systems

Y Huo, Y Liu, M **a, H Du, Z Lin, B Li, H Liu - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nanocellulose has lately emerged as one of the most promising “green” materials due to its
unique properties. Nanocellulose can be mainly divided into three types, ie, cellulose …

An injectable and rapidly degraded carboxymethyl chitosan/polyethylene glycol hydrogel for postoperative antiadhesion

M Wang, S Lin, M Liu, J Jiao, H Mi, J Sun, Y Liu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Postoperative peritoneal adhesion will result in serious complications for patients and
increase their hospitalization costs. The critical period for postoperative adhesion formation …

Natural polymer-based hydrogels: From polymer to biomedical applications

L Zhao, Y Zhou, J Zhang, H Liang, X Chen, H Tan - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Hydrogels prepared from natural polymer have attracted extensive attention in biomedical
fields such as drug delivery, wound healing, and regenerative medicine due to their good …

Degradable hydrogels: Design mechanisms and versatile applications

B Hosseinzadeh, M Ahmadi - Materials Today Sustainability, 2023 - Elsevier
Recent environmental issues raised by the durability of polymers call for designing
degradable products. Hydrogels with widespread applications in superabsorbent and …

Chitosan hydrogel as tissue engineering scaffolds for vascular regeneration applications

Q Wang, X Wang, Y Feng - Gels, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chitosan hydrogels have a wide range of applications in tissue engineering scaffolds,
mainly due to the advantages of their chemical and physical properties. This review focuses …

Self-healing, injectable hydrogel based on dual dynamic covalent cross-linking against postoperative abdominal cavity adhesion

H Zeng, X Liu, Z Zhang, X Song, J Quan, J Zheng… - Acta Biomaterialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Clinically, increasing the peritoneal barrier is an effective adjunct to reducing postoperative
peritoneal adhesion. This study presents a facile template for preparing a supramolecular …