Biological Properties and Applications
Buch, Englisch, 197 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 489 g
ISBN: 978-88-470-1103-8
Verlag: Springer Milan
Hydrogels are a particular class of compounds of which the major constituent is wa ter. In fact, water is present in the hydrogel up to 90% and is contained in a scaffold which is generally polymeric and obviously hydrophilic. As a result, hydrogels re semble each other even though obtained from different polymers. Nevertheless, the polymeric matrix gives particular characteristics to the hydrogel leading to applica tions in different fields. Water is the main element of the human body, thus hydrogels are excellent struc tures to favourably shelter proteins, cells etc., without altering their characteristics and properties. This is why hydrogels are mainly designed and synthesized for their usein thebiologicalfield;hence the name biohydrogels. Their propertiespoint totheir use as scaffolds for stem cells which has turned out to be a very promising technique for tissue and organ regeneration. For this reason their investigation falls within the Biomaterials Science. Paradoxically, the conceptual simplicity of hydrogelsupto nowhas led to a super ficialstudy of their chemistry, chemical physics and mechanics preventing their wider application in the human body due to a lack of knowledge of biological component interactions. For example, it is not clear, yet, how to store hydrogels without alter ing their characteristics. In fact, hydrogels re-hydrated after lyophylization or oven drying, generally show corrupted properties once swollen in water, in comparison with their native counterparts.
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Research
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Fachgebiete
- Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde Materialwissenschaft: Biomaterialien, Nanomaterialien, Kohlenstoff
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Biomedizin, Medizinische Forschung, Klinische Studien
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Vorklinische Medizin: Grundlagenfächer Biochemie (med.)
- Naturwissenschaften Chemie Chemie Allgemein Pharmazeutische Chemie, Medizinische Chemie
- Naturwissenschaften Chemie Organische Chemie Biochemie
Weitere Infos & Material
Hydrogels and Tissue Engineering.- Structure-Property Relationships in Hydrogels.- Water and Surfaces: a Linkage Unexpectedly Profound.- Polysaccharide Based Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications.- Hydrogels for Healing.- Stereocomplexed PEG-PLA Hydrogels.- Hybrid Hydrogels Based on Poly(vinylalcohol)-Chitosan Blends and Relevant CNT Composites.- Poloxamine Hydrogels: from low Cell Adhesion Substrates to Matrices with Improved Cytocompatibility for Tissue Engineering Applications.- Biohydrogels for the In Vitro Re-construction and In Situ Regeneration of Human Skin.- Chitosan-Based Beads for Controlled Release of Proteins.- Synthesis of Stimuli-Sensitive Hydrogels in the ?m and sub-?m Range by Radiation Techniques and their Application.- Stimuli-Sensitive Composite Microgels.- Novel pH/Temperature-Sensitive Hydrogels Based on Poly(?-Amino Ester) for Controlled Protein Delivery.- On-Off Switching Properties of ultra thin Intelligent Temperature-Responsive Polymer Modified Surface.
