Advances in biomedical applications of self-healing hydrogels
Hassan Rammal, Amin GhavamiNejad, Ahmet Erdem, Rene Mbeleck, Mohammad Reza Nematollahi, Sibel Emi̇r Di̇ltemi̇z, Halima Alem, Mohammad Ali Darabi, Yavuz Nuri Ertaş, Edward J. Caterson, Nureddin Ashammakhi
Abstract
In this paper, various self-healing hydrogels are discussed including their healing mechanisms and details of their current biomedical applications.
Topics & Concepts
Self-healing hydrogelsSelf-healingMaterials scienceNanotechnologyBiomedical engineeringMedicinePolymer chemistryPathologyAlternative medicineHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchSupramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials