Diabetes adversely affects wound-healing responses, leading to the development of chronic
infected wounds. Such wound microenvironment is characterized by hyperglycaemia …

A prominent research topic in contemporary advanced functional materials science is the
production of smart materials based on polymers that may independently adjust their …

Poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)(PNIPAM)-based thermosensitive hydrogels demonstrate great
potential in biomedical applications. However, they have inherent drawbacks such as low …

Hydrogels are cross-linked hydrophilic macromolecules that contain a certain amount of
water. Due to their biocompatible, highly tunable and hydrophilic nature, hydrogels have …

Over the past century, hydrogels have emerged as effective materials for an immense variety
of applications. The unique network structure of hydrogels enables very high levels of …

Repairing central nervous system (CNS) is difficult due to the inability of neurons to recover
after damage. A clinically acceptable treatment to promote CNS functional recovery and …

The ability to trigger changes to material properties with external stimuli, so‐called “smart”
behavior, has enabled novel technologies for a wide range of healthcare applications …

Hydrogels, a class of materials with a 3D network structure, are widely used in various fields
especially in biomedicine. Injectable hydrogels could facilitate the encapsulation and …

Over the past decades, significant progress has been made in the field of hydrogels as
functional biomaterials. Biomedical application of hydrogels was initially hindered by the …

Thermally responsive hydrogels modulate their gelation behavior upon temperature change.
Aqueous solutions solidify into hydrogels when a critical temperature is reached. In …