Smart Polymer Hydrogels: Synthesis, Properties and Applications - Volume I

• Other Authors: Ji, Wei (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; Microbiology (non-medical); hybrid gel network; natural/synthetic polymer conjugate; alginate; poly(itaconic anhydride-co-3,9-divinyl-2,4,8,10-tetra-oxa-spiro[5.5]undecane); bio-applications; portable NMR; PVA-PEO-borax hydrogel; porous stones; coin corrosion products; raman spectroscopy; SEM-EDS; hydrogel; copolymer; reactivity ratios; DADMAC; gelation; synthesis; starch-based; high-pressure processing; stability; wastewater; pollutant; dye; modeling; docking simulation; Linum usitatissimum mucilage; nicorandil; acrylamide; β-cyclodextrin; sol-gel analysis; dissolution studies; mechanophore; mechanoresponsive hydrogels; emulsion polymerization; spiropyran; hydrocephalus; MEMS; 3D printing; brain implant; checkpoint inhibitor blockade; immunotherapy; anti-CTLA-4; peri-tumor injection; hyaluronidase; antibody delivery; tumor draining lymph nodes; oral science; tissue regeneration; drug delivery system; n/a
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Summary

This Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive collection of works on recent advances and developments in smart polymer hydrogels applied to the biomedical and nanotechnological fields. The research topic covers all hydrogels, including polymer hydrogels, supramolecular gels, hybrid hydrogels, metallohydrogels, etc.Stimulus-responsive polymer hydrogels have attracted considerable interest as promising smart materials due to their tremendous potential in biomedical and nanotechnological applications. They can respond to different chemical and physical external stimuli, including pH, temperature, light, enzyme activity, redox agents, the electric or magnetic field, and chemicals. Compared to single stimulus-responsive polymer hydrogels, multiple-responsive hydrogels exhibit higher flexibility and tunability to realize multiplefunctionality in a synergistic manner. The structural and phase transition of polymer hydrogels triggered by external stimuli offers enormous potential for drug delivery, tumor therapy, tissue engineering, and biodevices.

Physical Description

1 electronic resource (184 p.)

ISBN

books978-3-0365-6976-5
9783036569772
9783036569765

Access

Open Access