Biomedical Devices Based on Smart Polymers

Contreras-García, Angel; Bucio, Emilio

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“…The pursuit of new biomaterials to improve the quality of life and health of humans is a great area of research that has been gaining prominence [ 71 ]. As mentioned before, hydrogels are widely applied in the medical field because they have high water content, porosity, and soft consistency which make it possible for them to simulate natural living tissue ( Figure 4 ), and microgels are not an exception.…”

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An Updated Review of Macro, Micro, and Nanostructured Hydrogels for Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Applications

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Hydrogels are materials with wide applications in several fields, including the biomedical and pharmaceutical industries. Their properties such as the capacity of absorbing great amounts of aqueous solutions without losing shape and mechanical properties, as well as loading drugs of different nature, including hydrophobic ones and biomolecules, give an idea of their versatility and promising demand. As they have been explored in a great number of studies for years, many routes of synthesis have been developed, especially for chemical/permanent hydrogels. In the same way, stimuli-responsive hydrogels, also known as intelligent materials, have been explored too, enhancing the regulation of properties such as targeting and drug release. By controlling the particle size, hydrogel on the micro- and nanoscale have been studied likewise and have increased, even more, the possibilities for applications of the so-called XXI century materials. In this paper, we aimed to produce an overview of the recent studies concerning methods of synthesis, biomedical, and pharmaceutical applications of macro-, micro, and nanogels.

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“…The added complexity and variety of applications have prompted an increasing demand on materials scientists to push the boundaries for micro-and nano-materials innovation. [2][3][4] For example, nanoparticles have been engineered to increase loading and delivery of a drug for targeted applications. 5 Further, the surface of nanoparticles can be functionalized to increase blood circulation times.…”

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Engineering surfaces using photopolymerization to improve cochlear implant materials

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Biomedical Devices Based on Smart Polymers

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An Updated Review of Macro, Micro, and Nanostructured Hydrogels for Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Applications

An Updated Review of Macro, Micro, and Nanostructured Hydrogels for Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Applications

Engineering surfaces using photopolymerization to improve cochlear implant materials

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