Hydrogels are composed of three-dimensional smart and/or hungry networks, which do not
dissolve in water but swell considerably in an aqueous medium, demonstrating an …

Unimolecular micelles have attracted increasing attention due to their high functionality,
encapsulation and site specific confinement capabilities in various applications. Compared …

The development of functional polymers from renewable lignin is attractive due to the
depletion of fossil fuel and increasing environmental usage. A series of poly (ethylene …

Polysaccharides are ideal candidates for drug delivery and biomedical applications as they
are easily obtained from natural sources. Furthermore, they can be subjected to a wide …

Adaptive programmable materials have attracted increasing attention due to their high
functionality, autonomous behavior, encapsulation, and site-specific confinement …

Injectable in situ forming hydrogels has great potential in tissue engineering. Simple and
easy preparation of these hydrogels with low toxicity and stability is a great advantage. In the …

In recent years, gelatin-based composites hydrogels have been intensively investigated
because of their inherent bioactivity, biocompatibility and biodegradability. Herein, we …

Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) proteins are the gold-standard treatment
for posterior eye segment proliferative vascular diseases such as Age-Related Macular …

The application of chitosan/β-sodium glycerophosphate (β-GP) thermosensitive hydrogel
has been limited by the relatively slow gelation, weak mechanical resistance and poor …

Conspectus Temperature responsive supramolecular hydrogels, also known as thermogels,
are produced by the self-assembly of amphiphilic copolymers in solution following …