Naturally sourced hydrogels: emerging fundamental materials for next-generation healthcare sensing

Z Wang, H Wei, Y Huang, Y Wei, J Chen - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The flourishing development of flexible healthcare sensing systems is inseparable from the
fundamental materials with application-oriented mechanical and electrical properties …

[HTML][HTML] Versatility of hydrogels: from synthetic strategies, classification, and properties to biomedical applications

Z Ahmad, S Salman, SA Khan, A Amin, ZU Rahman… - Gels, 2022 - mdpi.com
Hydrogels are three-dimensional, cross-linked, and supramolecular networks that can
absorb significant volumes of water. Hydrogels are one of the most promising biomaterials in …

Microfluidic bioprinting of tough hydrogel-based vascular conduits for functional blood vessels

D Wang, S Maharjan, X Kuang, Z Wang, LS Mille… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting of vascular tissues that are mechanically and
functionally comparable to their native counterparts is an unmet challenge. Here, we …

Engineering and functionalization of gelatin biomaterials: From cell culture to medical applications

AB Bello, D Kim, D Kim, H Park… - Tissue Engineering Part B …, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Health care and medicine were revolutionized in recent years by the development of
biomaterials, such as stents, implants, personalized drug delivery systems, engineered …

Cross-linked hydrogel for pharmaceutical applications: a review

R Parhi - Advanced pharmaceutical bulletin, 2017 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hydrogels are promising biomaterials because of their important qualities such as
biocompatibility, biodegradability, hydrophilicity and non-toxicity. These qualities make …

Preparation and characterization of chitosan/gelatin/PVA hydrogel for wound dressings

L Fan, H Yang, J Yang, M Peng, J Hu - Carbohydrate polymers, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Chitosan (CS)/gelatin (Gel)/polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) hydrogels were prepared by the
gamma irradiation method for usage in wound dressing applications. Chitosan and gelatin …

[HTML][HTML] Nature-based biomaterials and their application in biomedicine

E Troy, MA Tilbury, AM Power, JG Wall - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Natural polymers, based on proteins or polysaccharides, have attracted increasing interest
in recent years due to their broad potential uses in biomedicine. The chemical stability …

[HTML][HTML] Cross-linking strategies for electrospun gelatin scaffolds

CE Campiglio, N Contessi Negrini, S Farè, L Draghi - Materials, 2019 - mdpi.com
Electrospinning is an exceptional technology to fabricate sub-micrometric fiber scaffolds for
regenerative medicine applications and to mimic the morphology and the chemistry of the …

Gelatin-based adhesive hydrogel with self-healing, hemostasis, and electrical conductivity

K Han, Q Bai, W Wu, N Sun, N Cui, T Lu - International Journal of Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
As a kind of natural protein derived material, gelatin has been widely used in the preparation
of medical hydrogels due to its good biocompatibility, non-immunogenicity and the ability of …

Assessment of the characteristics and biocompatibility of gelatin sponge scaffolds prepared by various crosslinking methods

G Yang, Z **ao, H Long, K Ma, J Zhang, X Ren… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
This comparative study aims to identify a biocompatible and effective crosslinker for
preparing gelatin sponges. Glutaraldehyde (GTA), genipin (GP), 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethyl …