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Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications: Their Characteristics and the Mechanisms behind Them Open
Hydrogels are hydrophilic, three-dimensional networks that are able to absorb large quantities of water or biological fluids, and thus have the potential to be used as prime candidates for biosensors, drug delivery vectors, and carriers or…
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Large-scale delamination of multi-layers transition metal carbides and carbonitrides “MXenes” Open
Large-scale delamination of MXenes was achieved by using a simple aqueous organic base treatment followed by agitation in water.
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pH Sensitive Hydrogels in Drug Delivery: Brief History, Properties, Swelling, and Release Mechanism, Material Selection and Applications Open
Improving the safety efficacy ratio of existing drugs is a current challenge to be addressed rather than the development of novel drugs which involve much expense and time. The efficacy of drugs is affected by a number of factors such as t…
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Alginate-based hydrogels as drug delivery vehicles in cancer treatment and their applications in wound dressing and 3D bioprinting Open
Hydrogels are a three-dimensional and crosslinked network of hydrophilic polymers. They can absorb a large amount of water or biological fluids, which leads to their swelling while maintaining their 3D structure without dissolving (Zhu and…
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Ultrastable, Highly Luminescent Organic–Inorganic Perovskite–Polymer Composite Films Open
A simple yet general swelling-deswelling microencapsulation strategy has been developed to achieve well dispersed and intimately passivated crystalline organic-inorganic perovskites nanoparticles within polymer matrixes and results in a se…
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Cerebrospinal fluid influx drives acute ischemic tissue swelling Open
Spreading edema after stroke The brain is enveloped in a cushion of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), which normally provides protection and helps to remove metabolic waste. CSF transport has also recently been shown to play unexpected roles in n…
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DNA sequence–directed shape change of photopatterned hydrogels via high-degree swelling Open
DNA molecules direct the swelling of cross-linked hydrogels with shape changes in response to different biomolecular signals.
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RELEASE KINETICS – CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS Open
he release of drug from the formulations plays significant role especially when it comes to modified release as well as in immediate release dosage forms. Several factors like physicochemical properties of drugs, excipients, dosage form de…
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Exopolysaccharide Produced by Probiotic Strain Lactobacillus paraplantarum BGCG11 Reduces Inflammatory Hyperalgesia in Rats Open
The aim of this study was to test the potential of high molecular weight exopolysaccharide (EPS) produced by the putative probiotic strain Lactobacillus paraplantarum BGCG11 (EPS CG11) to alleviate inflammatory pain in Wistar rats. The EPS…
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Capturing the swelling of solid-electrolyte interphase in lithium metal batteries Open
Preservation of cycling behavior Understanding the changes in interfaces between electrode and electrolyte during battery cycling, including the formation of the solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI), is key to the development of longer lasti…
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Yield stress determines bioprintability of hydrogels based on gelatin-methacryloyl and gellan gum for cartilage bioprinting Open
Bioprinting of chondrocyte-laden hydrogels facilitates the fabrication of constructs with controlled organization and shape e.g. for articular cartilage implants. Gelatin-methacryloyl (gelMA) supplemented with gellan gum is a promising bio…
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Tailoring the Swelling‐Shrinkable Behavior of Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications Open
Hydrogels with tailor‐made swelling‐shrinkable properties have aroused considerable interest in numerous biomedical domains. For example, as swelling is a key issue for blood and wound extrudates absorption, the transference of nutrients a…
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Water Absorption Behaviour and Its Effect on the Mechanical Properties of Flax Fibre Reinforced Bioepoxy Composites Open
In the context of sustainable development, considerable interest is being shown in the use of natural fibres like as reinforcement in polymer composites and in the development of resins from renewable resources. This paper focuses on eco-f…
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Physical Modification of Food Starch Functionalities Open
Because, in general, native starches do not have properties that make them ideally suited for applications in food products, most starch is modified by dervatization to improve its functionality before use in processed food formulations, a…
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Effects of dietary fiber on human health Open
Dietary fiber (DF) is believed to provide important health benefits and it has become a research hotspot. DF exists in most natural foods, including fruits (16.74%–91.24%), vegetables (6.53%–85.19%), grains (9.76%–69.20%) and so on. DF has…
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Alginate/graphene double-network nanocomposite hydrogel beads with low-swelling, enhanced mechanical properties, and enhanced adsorption capacity Open
We designed and prepared a novel alginate/reduced graphene oxide double-network hydrogel and investigated its mechanical properties, stability and adsorption capacity in comparison with a single network.
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Physicochemical properties of alginate-based films: Effect of ionic crosslinking and mannuronic and guluronic acid ratio Open
The use of alginates as films in food applications has increased in the recent years due to their swelling capacity and overall functionality. This behaviour is a result of their capacity to crosslink with Ca2+ ion. Aiming to fully underst…
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Ingestible hydrogel device Open
Devices that interact with living organisms are typically made of metals, silicon, ceramics, and plastics. Implantation of such devices for long-term monitoring or treatment generally requires invasive procedures. Hydrogels offer new oppor…
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A Highly Elastic and Rapidly Crosslinkable Elastin‐Like Polypeptide‐Based Hydrogel for Biomedical Applications Open
Elastin‐like polypeptides (ELPs) are promising for biomedical applications due to their unique thermoresponsive and elastic properties. ELP‐based hydrogels have been produced through chemical and enzymatic crosslinking or photocrosslinking…
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Control of crosslinking for tailoring collagen-based scaffolds stability and mechanics Open
This work developed collagen and gelatine-based scaffolds with structural, material and biological properties suitable for use in myocardial tissue regeneration. The novelty and significance of this research consist in elucidating the effe…
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Nanohydroxyapatite-reinforced chitosan composite hydrogel for bone tissue repair in vitro and in vivo Open
The synthesized injectable hydrogel (Zn-CS/nHAp/β-GP) showed its potential toward bone formation at molecular and cellular levels in vitro and in vivo. The current findings demonstrate the importance of adding nHAp to the hydrogel, thereby…
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Effect of Crosslinking Agent Concentration on the Properties of Unmedicated Hydrogels Open
Novel polyethylene oxide (PEO) hydrogel films were synthesized via UV crosslinking with varying concentrations of pentaerythritol tetra-acrylate (PETRA) as crosslinking agent. The aim was to study the effects of the crosslinking agent on t…
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Microgel reinforced zwitterionic hydrogel coating for blood-contacting biomedical devices Open
Zwitterionic hydrogels exhibit eminent nonfouling and hemocompatibility. Several key challenges hinder their application as coating materials for blood-contacting biomedical devices, including weak mechanical strength and low adhesion to t…
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Swelling Properties of Montmorillonite and Beidellite Clay Minerals from Molecular Simulation: Comparison of Temperature, Interlayer Cation, and Charge Location Effects Open
The swelling properties of smectite clay minerals are relevant to many engineering applications including environmental remediation, repository design for nuclear waste disposal, borehole stability in drilling operations, and additives for…
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Composite Poly(norbornene) Anion Conducting Membranes for Achieving Durability, Water Management and High Power (3.4 W/cm<sup>2</sup>) in Hydrogen/Oxygen Alkaline Fuel Cells Open
Alkaline fuel cells and electrolyzers are of interest because they have potential advantages over their acid counterparts. High-conductivity anion conducting membranes were analyzed and used in alkaline hydrogen/oxygen fuel cells. The memb…
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In-air fast response and high speed jumping and rolling of a light-driven hydrogel actuator Open
Stimuli-responsive hydrogel actuators have promising applications in various fields. However, the typical hydrogel actuation relies on the swelling and de-swelling process caused by osmotic-pressure changes, which is slow and normally requ…
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Soft mechanical metamaterials with unusual swelling behavior and tunable stress-strain curves Open
Soft mechanical metamaterials were designed to offer large negative/positive swelling ratios and tunable stress-strain curves.
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Nanoparticle-Hydrogel Composites: From Molecular Interactions to Macroscopic Behavior Open
Hydrogels are materials used in a variety of applications, ranging from tissue engineering to drug delivery. The incorporation of nanoparticles to yield composite hydrogels has gained substantial momentum over the years since these afford …
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Enhancing the rheological properties and shale inhibition behavior of water-based mud using nanosilica, multi-walled carbon nanotube, and graphene nanoplatelet Open
Five different drilling mud systems namely potassium chloride (KCl) as a basic mud, KCl/partial hydrolytic polyacrylamide (PHPA), KCl/graphene nanoplatelet (GNP), KCl/nanosilica and KCl/multi-walled carbon nano tube (MWCNT) were prepared a…
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Synthesis and Characterization of Chemically Cross-Linked Acrylic Acid/Gelatin Hydrogels: Effect of pH and Composition on Swelling and Drug Release Open
This present work was aimed at synthesizing pH-sensitive cross-linked AA/Gelatin hydrogels by free radical polymerization. Ammonium persulfate and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) were used as initiator and as cross-linking agent, re…