Abstract
Hydrogels have been employed as an emerging and promising tool in tissue engineering. They find application in the interdisciplinary field that applies the basic principles of biology and engineering and act as a substitute for conventional tissue engineering materials having improved and restored tissue function. This review article discusses the important characteristic properties of polymers used for the synthesis of hydrogels, which find application in tissue engineering. Furthermore, this article also reviews the recent advances and development in hydrogels used for corneal, cartilage, skin, bone and cardiac tissue for tissue engineering applications. This article highlights the future prospects and scope of hydrogels in tissue engineering.
Keywords: Biodegradable polymers, biopolymers, cartilage, drug delivery, hydrogels, scaffold, tissue engineering.
Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
Title:Hydrogels in Tissue Engineering: Scope and Applications
Volume: 16 Issue: 7
Author(s): Arti Vashist and Sharif Ahmad
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Keywords: Biodegradable polymers, biopolymers, cartilage, drug delivery, hydrogels, scaffold, tissue engineering.
Abstract: Hydrogels have been employed as an emerging and promising tool in tissue engineering. They find application in the interdisciplinary field that applies the basic principles of biology and engineering and act as a substitute for conventional tissue engineering materials having improved and restored tissue function. This review article discusses the important characteristic properties of polymers used for the synthesis of hydrogels, which find application in tissue engineering. Furthermore, this article also reviews the recent advances and development in hydrogels used for corneal, cartilage, skin, bone and cardiac tissue for tissue engineering applications. This article highlights the future prospects and scope of hydrogels in tissue engineering.
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Vashist Arti and Ahmad Sharif, Hydrogels in Tissue Engineering: Scope and Applications, Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology 2015; 16 (7) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138920101607150427111651
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138920101607150427111651 |
Print ISSN 1389-2010 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1873-4316 |
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