Polylactide (PLA) and its copolymers are hydrophobic polyesters used for biomedical
applications. Hydrogel medicinal implants have been used as drug delivery vehicles and …

The field of drug discovery has seen significant progress in recent years. These advances
drive the development of new technologies for testing compound's effectiveness, as well as …

In the present paper, biodegradable hybrid hydrogels were prepared by using chitosan as a
natural polymer and polyurethane containing azomethine as a synthetic polymer for the drug …

The development of hydrogels possessing both excellent self-healing and mechanical
properties in hydrogel science due to their tight relationship with the many potential …

Hydrogels are cross-linked polymeric networks that absorb or release water in response to
some stimuli and are susceptible to cellular attachment and can be remodeled into complex …

Rosin is mainly composed of abietic acid, which enhances the properties of materials that
have a high cost and which involve a complicated process. This study produces high …

Exploring a simple, on-demanding method of manipulating ionic conduction of ionic liquids
with large amplitudes is a challenging task. Here, a reversible ion-conducting switch was …

Polyurethane based hydrogels were successfully prepared by freezing–thawing method of
polyurethane (PU)/poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) mixtures in aqueous solution. The new …

Aqueous solutions of poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA)/poly (vinylpyrrolidone)(PVP) mixtures
containing up to 10% PVP were submitted to repeated freezing/thawing cycles in order to …

In situ gelling polymer aqueous solutions undergo sol-to-gel transition through chemical
and/or physical crosslinking. The criterion on sol and gel is an important issue, therefore …