Polymeric hydrogels are widely explored materials for biomedical applications. However,
they have inherent limitations like poor resistance to stimuli and low mechanical strength …

Hydrogels are important biomaterials that have several applications in drug and cell
delivery, tissue engineering, three-dimensional (3D) printing and more recently, in sensing …

Introduction: Hydrogels are of special importance, owing to their high-water content and
various applications in biomedical and bio-engineering research. Self-healing properties is …

Hydrogels as semi-solid materials with highly tunable mechanical properties are promising
materials in numerous fields. The emergence of self-healing hydrogels, with the ability to …

Polymeric hydrogels have drawn considerable attention as a biomedical material for their
unique mechanical and chemical properties, which are very similar to natural tissues …

A hydrogel is a three-dimensional structure that holds plenty of water, but brittleness largely
limits its application. Self-healing hydrogels, a new type of hydrogel that can be repaired by …

Self-healing hydrogels have emerged as the most promising alternatives to conventional
brittle hydrogels used in the biomedical field due to the features of long-term stability and …

Over the past few years, there has been a great deal of interest in the development of
hydrogel materials with tunable structural, mechanical, and rheological properties, which …

In recent years, implantable biomaterials have attracted significant interest owing to their
potentials for use in the therapy of physical defects and traumas. Among the implantable …

Given their durability and long‐term stability, self‐healable hydrogels have, in the past few
years, emerged as promising replacements for the many brittle hydrogels currently being …