Fundamental concepts of hydrogels: Synthesis, properties, and their applications

S Bashir, M Hina, J Iqbal, AH Rajpar, MA Mujtaba… - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
In the present review, we focused on the fundamental concepts of hydrogels—classification,
the polymers involved, synthesis methods, types of hydrogels, properties, and applications …

Recent developments in chitosan hydrogels carrying natural bioactive compounds

NHN Do, QT Truong, PK Le, AC Ha - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2022 - Elsevier
Chitosan hydrogel is a smart and highly applicable drug delivery carrier because of its
nature, biocompatibility, biodegradability, and ability to encapsulate, carry and release the …

Realizing an All‐Round Hydrogel Electrolyte toward Environmentally Adaptive Dendrite‐Free Aqueous Zn–MnO2 Batteries

M Chen, J Chen, W Zhou, X Han, Y Yao… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Flexible energy storage devices are at the forefront of next‐generation power supplies, one
of the most important components of which is the gel electrolyte. However, shortcomings …

Chitosan hydrogels for sustained drug delivery

S Peers, A Montembault, C Ladavière - Journal of Controlled Release, 2020 - Elsevier
Sustainable and controlled delivery of drugs is at the centre of a huge amount of undertaken
researches. The ability of hydrogels, high water content materials, to achieve a local and …

Biomaterials of PVA and PVP in medical and pharmaceutical applications: Perspectives and challenges

M Teodorescu, M Bercea, S Morariu - Biotechnology advances, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) has attracted considerable research interest and is
recognized among the largest volume of synthetic polymers that have been produced …

pH sensitive hydrogels in drug delivery: Brief history, properties, swelling, and release mechanism, material selection and applications

M Rizwan, R Yahya, A Hassan, M Yar, AD Azzahari… - Polymers, 2017 - mdpi.com
Improving the safety efficacy ratio of existing drugs is a current challenge to be addressed
rather than the development of novel drugs which involve much expense and time. The …

Composite hydrogels based on gelatin, chitosan and polyvinyl alcohol to biomedical applications: A review

R Rodriguez-Rodriguez… - … Journal of Polymeric …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Hydrogels produced from a single polymer show several disadvantages to biomedical
applications. Binary and ternary blends of chitosan, gelatin, and polyvinyl alcohol can lead …

Synthesis of hybrid hydrogel nano-polymer composite using Graphene oxide, Chitosan and PVA and its application in waste water treatment

L Das, P Das, A Bhowal, C Bhattachariee - Environmental Technology & …, 2020 - Elsevier
The present work aimed to synthesize Graphene oxide impregnated chitosan–PVA​
hydrogel nano polymer and its application to remove Congo red dye present in solution …

pH-responsive drug delivery systems as intelligent carriers for targeted drug therapy: Brief history, properties, synthesis, mechanism and application

MS Bami, MAR Estabragh, P Khazaeli, M Ohadi… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
There are different pH-sensitive systems for biomedical applications that have recently been
considered for pH targeting nanomedicine. In this review, we examine some of the most …

Preparation and characterization of antibacterial electrospun chitosan/poly (vinyl alcohol)/graphene oxide composite nanofibrous membrane

S Yang, P Lei, Y Shan, D Zhang - Applied Surface Science, 2018 - Elsevier
In this paper, chitosan (CS)/poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA)/graphene oxide (GO) composite
nanofibrous membranes were prepared via electrospinning. Such nanofibrous membranes …