Recent advances in biopolymer-based hydrogels and their potential biomedical applications

DK Patel, E Jung, S Priya, SY Won, SS Han - Carbohydrate polymers, 2024 - Elsevier
Hydrogels are three-dimensional networks of polymer chains containing large amounts of
water in their structure. Hydrogels have received significant attention in biomedical …

A review of biodegradable natural polymer-based nanoparticles for drug delivery applications

H Idrees, SZJ Zaidi, A Sabir, RU Khan, X Zhang… - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Biodegradable natural polymers have been investigated extensively as the best choice for
encapsulation and delivery of drugs. The research has attracted remarkable attention in the …

Chitosan nanoparticles-insight into properties, functionalization and applications in drug delivery and theranostics

J Jhaveri, Z Raichura, T Khan, M Momin, A Omri - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nanotechnology-based development of drug delivery systems is an attractive area of
research in formulation driven R&D laboratories that makes administration of new and …

Calcium alginate hydrogels reinforced with cellulose nanocrystals for methylene blue adsorption: Synthesis, characterization, and modelling

S Soleimani, A Heydari, M Fattahi… - Industrial Crops and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Water contamination due to the artificial dyes from domestic and industrial wastewater is one
of the most crucial environmental issues and problems that the use of an effective adsorbent …

A review of Polyvinyl alcohol/Carboxymethyl cellulose (PVA/CMC) composites for various applications

M Arefian, M Hojjati, I Tajzad, A Mokhtarzade… - Journal of Composites …, 2020 - jourcc.com
Polyvinyl alcohol/carboxymethyl cellulose (PVA/CMC) composites have attracted
considerable attention due to the synergic relation between the two polymers and …

A sodium alginate-based sustained-release IPN hydrogel and its applications

Z Zou, B Zhang, X Nie, Y Cheng, Z Hu, M Liao, S Li - RSC advances, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) hydrogels are crosslinked by two or more polymer
networks, providing free volume space in the three-dimensional network structure, and …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive review of nanoparticles: from classification to application and toxicity

F Eker, H Duman, E Akdaşçi, E Bolat, S Sarıtaş… - Molecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
Nanoparticles are structures that possess unique properties with high surface area-to-
volume ratio. Their small size, up to 100 nm, and potential for surface modifications have …

pH-sensitive biosystem based on laponite RD/chitosan/polyvinyl alcohol hydrogels for controlled delivery of curcumin to breast cancer cells

H Jafari, H Namazi - Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, a pH-responsive hydrogels based on laponite rapid dispersion (Lap®)/chitosan
(CS)/polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) designed and was used for controlled delivery of the anticancer …

Exploring the recent developments of alginate silk fibroin material for hydrogel wound dressing: a review

D Zahra, Z Shokat, A Ahmad, A Javaid… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrogels, a type of polymeric material capable of retaining water within a three-
dimensional network, have demonstrated their potential in wound healing, surpassing …

An overview of hydrogels and their role in transdermal drug delivery

A Ahsan, WX Tian, MA Farooq… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Hydrogels are basically three-dimensional network structures which are formulated from
specific natural and synthetic polymers. They have the ability to absorb and carry sufficient …