The design and synthesis of double network (DN) hydrogels that can mimic the properties
and/or structure of natural tissue has flourished in recent years, overcoming the bottlenecks …

Transition-metal coordination complexes are emerging as a broad class of supramolecular
crosslinks that can be used to engineer the mechanical properties of advanced structural …

Biomedical hydrogels as sole repair matrices or combined with pre-seeded cells and
bioactive growth factors are extensively applied in tissue engineering and regenerative …

Diabetes adversely affects wound-healing responses, leading to the development of chronic
infected wounds. Such wound microenvironment is characterized by hyperglycaemia …

Hydrogels have been developed rapidly in recent years because of their great application
prospects in biomedicine and intelligent devices. The excellent performance of hydrogels is …

Research on the design, fabrication, and application of double network (DN) hydrogels,
assembled from pairs of polymers, has grown recently due to their unique structural …

Structural aspects of polysaccharide hydrogels based on sodium alginate and divalent
cations Ba2+, Ca2+, Sr2+, Cu2+, Zn2+, Ni2+ and Mn2+ was studied using data on hydrogel …

Supramolecular hydrogels held together by non-covalent interactions such as electrostatics,
hydrogen bonding, and hydrophobic forces are among the most promising soft material …

Cross-linked polymers have attracted an immense attention over the years, however, there
are many flaws of these systems, eg softness and brittleness; such materials possess non …

The integration of bioactive materials (eg, proteins and genes) into nanoparticles holds
promise in fields ranging from catalysis to biomedicine. However, it is challenging to develop …