Absorbent polymers or hydrogel polymer materials have an enhanced water retention
capacity and are widely used in agriculture and medicine. The controlled release of …

Oral administration is a desirable alternative of parenteral administration due to the
convenience and increased compliance to patients, especially for chronic diseases that …

Hydrogels are the three-dimensional network structures obtained from a class of synthetic or
natural polymers which can absorb and retain a significant amount of water. Hydrogels are …

The increased implementation of renewable resources in the chemical industry is mainly
driven by environmental reasons. However, as a rather underestimated side-effect of this …

Advances in hydrogel design have revolutionized the way biomaterials are applied to
address biomedical needs. Hydrogels were introduced in medicine over 50years ago and …

This review describes some commercially available stimuli-responsive polymers of natural
and synthetic origin, and their applications in drug delivery and textiles. The polymers of …

Despite the recent advances in the treatment strategies of peripheral nerve system defects,
peripheral nerve injury (PNI) is still one of the most important health issues with increasing …

Biomaterials are being used for the healthcare applications from ancient times. But
subsequent evolution has made them more versatile and has increased their utility …

This review aims to cover the state of the art of renewable feedstock use in materials
production using photopolymerization processes. This area of investigation is an emerging …

Background Itaconic acid is an unsaturated, dicarboxylic acid which finds a wide range of
applications in the polymer industry and as a building block for fuels, solvents and …