Low Molecular Weight Hydro-and Organo Gelators Used for Medical Applications

Abstract

Low molecular weight gelators (LMWGs) are molecules capable of forming gels in which they are self-assembled into a physical 3D network of fibers, held together by non-covalent interactions. In this mini-review, the difference between organo-and hydro gelators will be discussed, and their various medical applications.

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“…LMWGs are biocompatible and able to form hydrogels under several conditions. Because of the striking resemblance between hydrogels and soft tissues, supramolecular hydrogels are used in the biomedical field for three-dimensional cell cultures, drug delivery purposes, antimicrobial applications, tissue engineering and regeneration of neural, cardiac, skin, cartilage and bone tissue 16,17 .…”