Hydrogels are three-dimensional, hydrophilic polymer networks that can imbibe large quantities of water or biological fluids. Their porous architecture and tunable mesh size permit precise control ...

Currently, biomedical engineering is placing significant emphasis on hydrogels due to their exceptional capabilities in drug delivery, tissue regeneration, tissue adhesion, blood clot prevention, ...

Taking medications on time, in the right dose and for the prescribed duration can be challenging for patients, and failure to do so comes with steep costs, causing 10% of hospitalizations and billions ...

This new article publication from Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, discusses injectable hydrogel-mediated co-delivery of oncolytic adenovirus and melphalan for retinoblastoma control and vision ...

University of Warwick scientists has found that firmer, lower water content hydrogels limit bacterial growth, with implications for designing antibacterial coatings, infection models, and advanced ...

A new hydrogel design used tannic acid to reinforce seaweed-based materials. The approach enabled stronger adhesion, greater ...

A new hydrogel material with more than five times the adhesive strength of conventional alternatives has been developed, ...

Natural biomass hydrogels are emerging as promising building blocks for intelligent sensors because they combine softness, ...