Recent advances in celluloses and their hybrids for stimuli-responsive drug delivery

TMSU Gunathilake, YC Ching, CH Chuah… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The limitations of existing drug delivery systems (DDS) such as non-specific bio-distribution
and poor selectivity have led to the exploration of a variety of carrier platforms to facilitate …

Nanoparticle-embedded hydrogels as a functional polymeric composite for biomedical applications

W Zulaikha, MZ Hassan - Materials Today: Proceedings, 2023 - Elsevier
This review focuses on the recent advancements of hydrogel in biomedical applications.
Hydrogels are polymeric substances that could physically or chemically preserve their …

A comprehensive review on technical lignin, lignin hydrogels, properties, preparation, applications & challenges in lab to market transition

S Pandit, P Sharma, A Prakash, B Lal, R Bhuyan… - Industrial Crops and …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the quest for sustainable and eco-friendly materials, lignin (C 81 H 92 O 28) hydrogels
have emerged as a revolutionary alternative to conventional synthetic polymers …

Stimuli‐Responsive Smart Materials for Additive Manufacturing

AC Pinho, AP Piedade - Nanotechnology‐Based Additive …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Additive manufacturing (AM), often designated as 3D printing, is a series of processes that
allow the fabrication of complex shapes, usually within a short time with low waste …

Reversible thermo-chromic polyvinilidyn floride/polydiacetylene/zinc oxide composite nanofibers

AA Merati, MH Moghimian, M Yousefzadeh… - The Journal of The …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
In this study, by combining the polymers of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and 10, 12-
pentacosadinoic acid and adding the zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles to their solution, three …

Effect of zinc oxide on piezoelectric properties of polyvinilidyn floride/polydiacetylen/zinc oxide electrospun composite nanofibers

MH Moghimian, AA Merati, M Yousefzadeh… - The Journal of The …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Among smart materials, piezoelectric polymeric materials have a relatively high electrical
response to mechanical stimuli, and diacetylenes are highly sensitive to color-changing …

Preparation, Classification, and Applications of Smart Hydrogels

AA Merati, N Hemmatinejad, M Shakeri… - … Textiles and Polymers …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Smart hydrogels are interesting stimuli-responsive materials that can be prepared by variety
methods. The molecular design of polymer architectures of smart hydrogels is particularly …

Sustainable polyester hydrogels

S Javed, A Siddique, T Hussain, F Nazir, S Abid - Sustainable Hydrogels, 2023 - Elsevier
Polyester hydrogels are being used in various applications. Synthesis of sustainable
polyester hydrogels can be achieved either using biodegradable polymer units such as …

[HTML][HTML] The Potentials and Challenges of Hydrogels for Ocular Therapy

C Umeyor, E Uronnachi, A Nayak, T Okeke… - Hydrogels and …, 2023 - intechopen.com
The major objective of any pharmacotherapeutic activity is to achieve an effective
concentration of drug at a particular site of action for a sufficient period of time to produce a …

Smart fibrous materials

AA Merati - Engineered polymeric fibrous materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Stimuli-responsive smart materials that can be prepared by various methods have the ability
to sense and respond to various kinds of physical and chemical stimuli in their environment …