Over the past century, hydrogels have emerged as effective materials for an immense variety
of applications. The unique network structure of hydrogels enables very high levels of …

Over the past decades, significant progress has been made in the field of hydrogels as
functional biomaterials. Biomedical application of hydrogels was initially hindered by the …

Injectable hydrogels are becoming increasingly important in the fields of tissue engineering
and drug delivery due to their tunable properties, controllable degradation, high water …

The year 2022 marks the 30th anniversary of the first reports of polyrotaxanes in the
scientific literature. During the past three decades, many combinations of molecular rings …

In the past three decades, chemistry has changed from focusing on a single molecule to
molecular assemblies. Through the discovery of macrocycles, the chemistry of molecular …

Rotaxanes are molecular species consisting of one or more rings and one or more axes,
where the dissociation of a ring from an axis is hindered by bulky groups (so-called …

The cyclodextrin (CD) based host–guest inclusion complexation between cyclodextrins
(CDs) and guest moieties has inspired the fabrication of novel supramolecular hydrogels for …

The supramolecular structures formed between cyclodextrins (CDs) and polymers have
inspired interesting developments of novel supramolecular biomaterials. This review will …

A β-cyclodextrin (β-Cyd) inclusion complex containing azomethine as a guest was prepared
by kneading method with aliquot addition of ethanol. The product was characterized by …

Hydrogel biomaterials are pervasive in biomedical use. Applications of these soft materials
range from contact lenses to drug depots to scaffolds for transplanted cells. A subset of …