Adhering hydrogels to various materials is fundamental to a large array of established and
emerging applications. The last few years have seen transformative advances in achieving …

Hydrogel nanoparticles have gained considerable attention in recent years as one of the
most promising nanoparticulate drug delivery systems owing to their unique potentials via …

The process of mucoadhesion involving a polymeric drug delivery platform is a complex one
that includes wetting, adsorption and interpenetration of polymer chains amongst various …

Responsive polymer systems have the ability to change properties or behavior in response
to external stimuli. The properties of responsive polymer systems can be fine‐tuned by …

Although metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) with intriguing physiochemical properties have
recently attracted increasing attention of researchers, MOFs have not adequately achieved …

Mucoadhesion is the ability of materials to adhere to mucosal membranes in the human
body and provide a temporary retention. This property has been widely used to develop …

Bioadhesive polymers offer versatility to medical and pharmaceutical inventions. The
incorporation of such materials to conventional dosage forms or medical devices may confer …

To date, numerous delivery systems based on either organic or inorganic material have
been developed to achieve efficient and sustained delivery of therapeutics. Hydrogels …

Polymer complex fibers (PCFs) are a novel kind of fiber material processed from polymer
complexes that are assembled through noncovalent interactions. These can realize the …

Novel hydrogels with excellent mechanical properties have prompted applications in
biomedical and other fields. The reported tough hydrogels are usually fabricated by …