Over the last few decades, hydrogels have attracted the considerable interest of researchers
for crafting potential controlled drug delivery systems. It may be attributed to their high water …

Capturing environmental stimuli is an essential aspect of electronic skin applications in
robotics and prosthetics. Sensors made of temperature-and humidity-responsive hydrogel …

Undoubtedly the applications of polymers are rapidly evolving. Technology is continually
changing and quickly advancing as polymers are needed to solve a variety of day-to-day …

The term 4D printing refers to the idea that the shape or properties of a printed object can be
changed when an external stimulus is applied. In this contribution, a temperature-responsive …

Kinetic hydrate inhibitors (KHIs) have gradually gained more attention in the natural gas and
oil transportation field due to their remarkable inhibition performance at low dosages …

Cartilage defect repair by hydrogel-based tissue engineering is becoming one of the most
potential treatment strategies. In this work, a thermogel of triblock copolymer poly (lactide-co …

Treatment of central nervous system (CNS) disorders is challenging using conventional
delivery strategies and routes of administration because of the presence of the blood–brain …

Poly (N-vinylcaprolactam) is a polymer that is biocompatible, water-soluble, thermally
sensitive, non-toxic, and nonionic. In this study, the preparation of hydrogels based on Poly …

Hydrogels consist of three-dimensionally crosslinked polymeric chains, are hydrophilic,
have the ability to absorb other molecules in their structure and are relatively easy to obtain …

Hydroxy-terminated poly (N-vinylcaprolactam)(PVCap-OH) with a narrow molecular weight
distribution (PDI= 1.06) has been synthesized. PVCap-OH gave a cloud point of 51.7° C …