An overview on recent progress of the hydrogels: From material resources, properties, to functional applications

BX Wang, W Xu, Z Yang, Y Wu… - Macromolecular Rapid …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogels, as the most typical elastomer materials with three‐dimensional (3D) network
structures, have attracted wide attention owing to their outstanding features in fields of …

Advances in adhesive hydrogels for tissue engineering

J Yang, H Yu, L Wang, J Liu, X Liu, Y Hong… - European Polymer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Traumas in vivo caused by emergencies (eg, car accidents, surgery or battlefields) probably
cause uncontrollable bleeding and even threaten the patients' lives. Traditional wound …

A freeze–thaw PVA hydrogel loaded with guava leaf extract: Physical and antibacterial properties

WX Waresindo, HR Luthfianti, D Edikresnha, T Suciati… - RSC …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
A polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) hydrogel loaded with guava leaf extract (GLE) has potential
applications as a wound dressing with good antibacterial activity. This study succeeded in …

Silk fibroin as a bioink–a thematic review of functionalization strategies for bioprinting applications

XH Tan, L Liu, A Mitryashkin, Y Wang… - … Biomaterials Science & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Bioprinting is an emerging tissue engineering technique that has attracted the attention of
researchers around the world, for its ability to create tissue constructs that recapitulate …

[HTML][HTML] Polydopamine and gelatin coating for rapid endothelialization of vascular scaffolds

K Kopeć, M Wojasiński, M Eichler, H Genç… - Biomaterials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rapid endothelialization helps overcome the limitations of small-diameter vascular grafts. To
develop biomimetic non-thrombogenic coatings supporting endothelialization, medical …

Recent advances in hydrogel coatings for urinary catheters

S Dai, Y Gao, L Duan - Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Catheters are commonly used in hospital treatment, but most of the medical materials used
in the production of catheters are hydrophobic, with high surface friction and weak …

Surface modification of ureteral stents: development history, classification, function, and future developments

K Xia, X Shen, X Ang, B Hou, Y Chen… - Expert Review of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Ureteral stents are commonly used in urology but are frequently associated with
hematuria, abdominal discomfort, urinary tract infection, stent displacement, and stent …

Unraveling the New Perspectives on Antimicrobial Hydrogels: State-of-the-Art and Translational Applications

MA Ortega, D De Leon-Oliva, DL Boaru… - Gels, 2023 - mdpi.com
The growing impact of infections and the rapid emergence of antibiotic resistance represent
a public health concern worldwide. The exponential development in the field of biomaterials …

Anticoagulant Hydrogel Tubes with Poly (ɛ‐Caprolactone) Sheaths for Small‐Diameter Vascular Grafts

C Zhang, Q Xie, R Cha, L Ding, L Jia… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Small‐diameter vascular grafts (inner diameter< 6 mm) are useful in treating cardiovascular
diseases. The off‐the‐shelf small‐diameter vascular grafts for clinical applications remain a …

Hyperelastic, shape‐memorable, and ultra‐cell‐adhesive degradable polycaprolactone‐polyurethane copolymer for tissue regeneration

SM Hong, JY Yoon, JR Cha, J Ahn… - Bioengineering & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Novel polycaprolactone‐based polyurethane (PCL‐PU) copolymers with hyperelasticity,
shape‐memory, and ultra‐cell‐adhesion properties are reported as clinically applicable …