Hydrogels are three-dimensional porous polymeric networks prepared by physical or
chemical cross-linking of hydrophilic molecules, which can be made into smart materials …

The prospective uses of natural gum polysaccharides in various aspects of food, water,
energy, biotechnology, environment and medicine industries, have garnered a great deal of …

The rapid emergence of antibiotic resistance in pathogenic microbes is becoming an
imminent global public health problem. Local application of antibiotics might be a solution. In …

New technologies rely on the development of new materials, and these may simply be the
innovative combination of known components. The structural combination of a polymer …

Metals, such as copper and silver, can be extremely toxic to bacteria at exceptionally low
concentrations. Because of this biocidal activity, metals have been widely used as …

The rapidly increasing population, depleting water resources, and climate change resulting
in prolonged droughts and floods have rendered drinking water a competitive resource in …

Physicians have long been calling for an inherent antimicrobial wound dressing, which will
be a great progress for treating complicated infections. Here, we report a novel bioadhesive …

Due to their unique structures and properties, three-dimensional hydrogels and
nanostructured particles have been widely studied and shown a very high potential for …

Utilization of metallic nanoparticles in various biotechnological and medical applications
represents one of the most extensively investigated areas of the current materials science …

Employing new strategies to develop novel composite systems has become a popular area
of interest among researchers. Raising people's awareness and their attention to the health …