Abstract
Hydrogels are the biomaterials comprising network of natural or synthetic polymers capable of absorbing large amount of water. Hydrogels are “Smart Gels” or “Intelligent Gels” which can be made to respond to the various environmental conditions like temperature, pH, magnetic/electric field, ionic strength, inflammation, external stress etc. There are numerous potential applications of hydrogels in modern day life ranging from a diaper to gene delivery. This review succinctly describes the classification, properties and preparation methods along with numerous diverse applications of hydrogels like agricultural hydrogels, hydrogel for drug delivery, sensing, dental adhesives, wound healing and tissue regeneration, diet aid and gastric retention and in tissue engineering etc. Hydrogels can be regarded as highly valuable biomaterials for human-beings.
Keywords: Biomaterials, Dental Adhesives, Diet aid, Gastric Retention, Hydrogels, Intelligent Gels, Smart Gels, Tissue Engineering.
Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry
Title:Hydrogels: A Journey from Diapers to Gene Delivery
Volume: 14 Issue: 2
Author(s): Pooja Chawla, Alok Ranjan Srivastava, Priyanka Pandey and Viney Chawla
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Keywords: Biomaterials, Dental Adhesives, Diet aid, Gastric Retention, Hydrogels, Intelligent Gels, Smart Gels, Tissue Engineering.
Abstract: Hydrogels are the biomaterials comprising network of natural or synthetic polymers capable of absorbing large amount of water. Hydrogels are “Smart Gels” or “Intelligent Gels” which can be made to respond to the various environmental conditions like temperature, pH, magnetic/electric field, ionic strength, inflammation, external stress etc. There are numerous potential applications of hydrogels in modern day life ranging from a diaper to gene delivery. This review succinctly describes the classification, properties and preparation methods along with numerous diverse applications of hydrogels like agricultural hydrogels, hydrogel for drug delivery, sensing, dental adhesives, wound healing and tissue regeneration, diet aid and gastric retention and in tissue engineering etc. Hydrogels can be regarded as highly valuable biomaterials for human-beings.
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Chawla Pooja, Srivastava Ranjan Alok, Pandey Priyanka and Chawla Viney, Hydrogels: A Journey from Diapers to Gene Delivery, Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry 2014; 14 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389557513666140103110243
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389557513666140103110243 |
Print ISSN 1389-5575 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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