Hydrogels are polymer networks infiltrated with water. Many biological hydrogels in animal
bodies such as muscles, heart valves, cartilages, and tendons possess extreme mechanical …

Bacterial infection and the ever-increasing bacterial resistance have imposed severe threat
to human health. And bacterial contamination could significantly menace the wound healing …

Recently, understanding of the extracellular matrix (ECM) has expanded rapidly due to the
accessibility of cellular and molecular techniques and the growing potential and value for …

Additive manufacturing (AM), also referred to as rapid prototyping, solid free-form fabrication,
or simply threedimensional (3D) printing, comprises a number of technologies that allow the …

In the present study, a hybrid microsphere/hydrogel system, consisting of polyvinyl alcohol
(PVA)/sodium alginate (SA) hydrogel incorporating PCL microspheres is introduced as a …

Nanotechnology refers to the control, manipulation, study and manufacture of structures and
devices at the nanometer size range. The small size, customized surface, improved solubility …

A series of excellent poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA)/polymers blend hydrogel were reviewed using
different crosslinking types to obtain proper polymeric dressing materials, which have …

Seaweed is more than the wrap that keeps rice together in sushi. Seaweed biomass is
already used for a wide range of other products in food, including stabilising agents …

Injectable hydrogels with biodegradability have in situ formability which in vitro/in vivo allows
an effective and homogeneous encapsulation of drugs/cells, and convenient in vivo surgical …

Additive biofabrication (3D bioprinting) makes it possible to create scaffolds with precise
geometries, control over pore interconnectivity and architectures that are not possible with …