[HTML][HTML] Hydrogels as drug delivery systems: A review of current characterization and evaluation techniques

M Vigata, C Meinert, DW Hutmacher, N Bock - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Owing to their tunable properties, controllable degradation, and ability to protect labile
drugs, hydrogels are increasingly investigated as local drug delivery systems. However, a …

Hydrogels as functional components in artificial cell systems

ME Allen, JW Hindley, DK Baxani, O Ces… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Recent years have seen substantial efforts aimed at constructing artificial cells from various
molecular components with the aim of mimicking the processes, behaviours and …

Sleep cycle-dependent vascular dynamics in male mice and the predicted effects on perivascular cerebrospinal fluid flow and solute transport

L Bojarskaite, A Vallet, DM Bjørnstad… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Perivascular spaces are important highways for fluid and solute transport in the brain
enabling efficient waste clearance during sleep. However, the underlying mechanisms …

Advances in the preparation of hydrogel for wastewater treatment: A concise review

V Sinha, S Chakma - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
Hydrogels are being investigated recently for wastewater treatment. These polymeric
networks permit their functional group alterations imparting high binding affinity for different …

Test of the'glymphatic'hypothesis demonstrates diffusive and aquaporin-4-independent solute transport in rodent brain parenchyma

AJ Smith, X Yao, JA Dix, BJ **, AS Verkman - elife, 2017 - elifesciences.org
Transport of solutes through brain involves diffusion and convection. The importance of
convective flow in the subarachnoid and paravascular spaces has long been recognized; a …

[HTML][HTML] Chemical overview of gel dosimetry systems: a comprehensive review

MA Macchione, S Lechón Páez, MC Strumia… - Gels, 2022 - mdpi.com
Advances in radiotherapy technology during the last 25 years have significantly improved
both dose conformation to tumors and the preservation of healthy tissues, achieving almost …

[HTML][HTML] 3D printing of cellulase-laden cellulose nanofiber/chitosan hydrogel composites: towards tissue engineering functional biomaterials with enzyme-mediated …

AK Tamo, TA Tran, I Doench, S Jahangir, A Lall… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
The 3D printing of a multifunctional hydrogel biomaterial with bioactivity for tissue
engineering, good mechanical properties and a biodegradability mediated by free and …

Biomimetic behaviors in hydrogel artificial cells through embedded organelles

ME Allen, JW Hindley, N O'Toole, HS Cooke… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - pnas.org
Artificial cells are biomimetic structures formed from molecular building blocks that replicate
biological processes, behaviors, and architectures. Of these building blocks, hydrogels have …

Biomaterials for three-dimensional cell culture: From applications in oncology to nanotechnology

T Saydé, O El Hamoui, B Alies, K Gaudin, G Lespes… - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Three-dimensional cell culture has revolutionized cellular biology research and opened the
door to novel discoveries in terms of cellular behavior and response to microenvironment …

Water dynamics in polyacrylamide hydrogels

C Yan, PL Kramer, R Yuan… - Journal of the American …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Polymeric hydrogels have wide applications including electrophoresis, biocompatible
materials, water superadsorbents, and contact lenses. The properties of hydrogels involve …