Hydrogels as intelligent materials: A brief review of synthesis, properties and applications

M Mahinroosta, ZJ Farsangi, A Allahverdi… - Materials today …, 2018 - Elsevier
Hydrogels are a unique class of three dimensional cross-linked polymeric networks that can
hold a large fraction of aqueous solvents and biological fluids within their structures …

Polymeric hydrogels-based materials for wastewater treatment

M Ahmaruzzaman, P Roy, A Bonilla-Petriciolet… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Low-cost and reliable wastewater treatment is a relevant issue worldwide to reduce the
concentration of environmental pollutants. Industrial effluents containing dyes, heavy metals …

An overview on starch-based sustainable hydrogels: Potential applications and aspects

M Qamruzzaman, F Ahmed, MIH Mondal - Journal of Polymers and the …, 2022 - Springer
Hydrogels are a kind of three dimensional polymeric network system which has a significant
amount of water imbibing capacity despite being soluble in it. Because of the potential …

Cellulose-based hydrogels as sustained drug-delivery systems

DE Ciolacu, R Nicu, F Ciolacu - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Hydrogels, three-dimensional (3D) polymer networks, present unique properties, like
biocompatibility, biodegradability, tunable mechanical properties, sensitivity to various …

Hydrogels for hydrophobic drug delivery. Classification, synthesis and applications

E Larrañeta, S Stewart, M Ervine… - Journal of functional …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Hydrogels have been shown to be very useful in the field of drug delivery due to their high
biocompatibility and ability to sustain delivery. Therefore, the tuning of their properties …

Injectable hydrogels for delivering biotherapeutic molecules

AP Mathew, S Uthaman, KH Cho, CS Cho… - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
To date, numerous delivery systems based on either organic or inorganic material have
been developed to achieve efficient and sustained delivery of therapeutics. Hydrogels …

Drug delivery strategies and biomedical significance of hydrogels: translational considerations

N Raina, R Pahwa, J Bhattacharya, AK Paul… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Hydrogels are a promising and attractive option as polymeric gel networks, which have
immensely fascinated researchers across the globe because of their outstanding …

Characterisation of hydrogels: Linking the nano to the microscale

VS Raghuwanshi, G Garnier - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2019 - Elsevier
Hydrogels are water enriched soft materials widely used for applications as varied as super
absorbents, breast implants and contact lenses. Hydrogels have also been designed for …

Hydrogel-based drug delivery systems for poorly water-soluble drugs

M McKenzie, D Betts, A Suh, K Bui, LD Kim, H Cho - Molecules, 2015 - mdpi.com
Hydrogels are three-dimensional materials that can withstand a great amount of water
incorporation while maintaining integrity. This allows hydrogels to be very unique …

Principles of pharmacology in the eye

S Awwad, AHA Mohamed Ahmed… - British journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The eye is a highly specialized organ that is subject to a huge range of pathology. Both local
and systemic disease may affect different anatomical regions of the eye. The least invasive …