Biodegradable Natural Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering, Controlled Release, and Soil Remediation

Polymers, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 16(18), С. 2599 - 2599

Опубликована: Сен. 14, 2024

This article provides insights into hydrogels of the most promising biodegradable natural polymers and their mechanisms degradation, highlighting different possibilities controlling hydrogel degradation rates. Since can be designed as scaffolding materials to mimic physical biochemical properties tissues, these have found widespread application in field tissue engineering controlled release. In same manner, potential water reservoirs, macro- microelement carriers, or matrixes for selective adsorption pollutants make them excellent candidates sustainable soil amendment solutions. Accordingly, this summarizes recent advances fields engineering, release, remediation, emphasizing new opportunities that degradability its tunability offer design applicability hydrogels.

Язык: Английский

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Innovative Utilization of Citrus Sinensis Peel Hydrogels: Enhancing Soil Water Retention and Efficient Removal of Methylene Blue from Wastewater

Polymers, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 17(3), С. 428 - 428

Опубликована: Фев. 6, 2025

In the context of increasing water scarcity and environmental pollution, this study investigates synthesis application p(AA-Oco-AAm)-g-Citrus Sinensis Peel hydrogel (CSP hydrogel) to enhance soil retention remove organic dyes from wastewater. Hydrogels were prepared using a combination acrylamide acrylic acid, with incorporation citrus peel as natural resource. The absorption capacity hydrogels was evaluated, achieving maximum rate 477 g/g, significantly improving water-holding ability various types. Additionally, demonstrated strong affinity for methylene blue, an equilibrium adsorption reaching 2299.45 mg/g, indicating their effectiveness in wastewater treatment. Kinetic isothermal models applied analyze dynamics, revealing superior fit Langmuir model. maintained structural integrity reusability over multiple cycles, underscoring potential sustainable agricultural practices remediation. This research highlights dual benefits utilizing waste development eco-friendly materials while addressing critical challenges management pollution control.

Язык: Английский

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A Review of the Development of Biopolymer Hydrogel-Based Scaffold Materials for Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering Applications

Gels, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 11(3), С. 178 - 178

Опубликована: Март 1, 2025

Biopolymer hydrogel-based scaffold materials have received a lot of interest in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine because their unique characteristics, which include biocompatibility, biodegradability, the ability to replicate natural extracellular matrix (ECM). These hydrogels are three-dimensional biopolymer networks that highly hydrated provide supportive, wet environment conducive cell growth, migration, differentiation. They especially useful applications involving wound healing, cartilage, bone, soft regeneration. Natural biopolymers such as collagen, chitosan, hyaluronic acid, alginate frequently employed foundation for hydrogel fabrication, providing benefits low toxicity improved adherence. Despite potential, scaffolds various difficulties prevent broad clinical implementation. Key challenge balancing mechanical strength flexibility meet needs tissues, managing degradation rates line up with regeneration, assuring large-scale manufacturing while retaining uniformity quality. Furthermore, fostering appropriate vascularization infiltration larger tissues remains significant optimal integration function. Future developments likely concentrate on addressing these obstacles. Strategies creation hybrid combine synthetic materials, smart stimulus-responsive features, 3D bioprinting technologies accurate production show potential. integrating bioactive compounds growth factors into matrices promote regeneration is critical enhancing therapeutic results.

Язык: Английский

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Next-Generation Wearable Technologies: The Rise of Multifunctional Hydrogels in Smart Electronics

Journal of Cleaner Production, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 145265 - 145265

Опубликована: Март 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Hydrogel-Based Biointerfaces: Recent Advances, Challenges, and Future Directions in Human–Machine Integration

Gels, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 11(4), С. 232 - 232

Опубликована: Март 23, 2025

Human–machine interfacing (HMI) has emerged as a critical technology in healthcare, robotics, and wearable electronics, with hydrogels offering unique advantages multifunctional materials that seamlessly connect biological systems electronic devices. This review provides detailed examination of recent advancements hydrogel design, focusing on their properties potential applications HMI. We explore the key characteristics such biocompatibility, mechanical flexibility, responsiveness, which are essential for effective long-term integration tissues. Additionally, we highlight innovations conductive hydrogels, hybrid composite materials, fabrication techniques 3D/4D printing, allow customization to meet demands specific HMI applications. Further, discuss diverse classes polymers contribute conductivity, including conducting, natural, synthetic, polymers, emphasizing role enhancing electrical performance adaptability. In addition material examine regulatory landscape governing hydrogel-based biointerfaces applications, addressing considerations clinical translation commercialization. An analysis patent insights into emerging trends shaping future technologies human–machine interactions. The also covers range neural interfaces, soft haptic systems, where play transformative Thereafter, addresses challenges face issues related stability, scalability, while perspectives continued evolution technologies.

Язык: Английский

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Alkali lignin-Fe(III)-induced successive redox reaction triggered ultrafast gelation of high quality hydrogel for wearable flexible sensors and self-powered devices

Chemical Engineering Journal, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 157220 - 157220

Опубликована: Окт. 1, 2024

Язык: Английский

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