Dynamic covalent crosslinked hyaluronic acid hydrogels and nanomaterials for biomedical applications
Shujiang Wang, Shima Tavakoli, Rohith Pavan Parvathaneni, Ganesh N. Nawale, Oommen P. Oommen, Jöns Hilborn, Oommen P. Varghese
Abstract
Hyaluronic acid (HA) is extensively used in the design of hydrogels and nanoparticles for different biomedical applications. Here, we critically assessed HA-based hydrogels and nanomaterials that are crosslinked by dynamic-covalent coupling (DCC) chemistry.
Topics & Concepts
Hyaluronic acidSelf-healing hydrogelsCovalent bondNanomaterialsChemistryNanotechnologyBiophysicsChemical engineeringPolymer sciencePolymer chemistryMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryAnatomyEngineeringBiologyMedicineHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applicationsAdvanced Materials and Mechanics3D Printing in Biomedical Research