A modular, injectable, non-covalently assembled hydrogel system features widescale tunable degradability for controlled release and tissue integration
R Rothe, Yong Xu, Alvin Kuriakose Thomas, Sebastian Meister, Yixin Zhang, Jens Pietzsch, Sandra Hauser
Topics & Concepts
Self-healing hydrogelsBiocompatibilityHyaluronic acidMaterials scienceTissue engineeringBiophysicsControlled releaseDrug deliveryIn vivoExtracellular matrixBiomedical engineeringNanotechnologyChemistryBiochemistryAnatomyPolymer chemistryBiologyBiotechnologyMetallurgyMedicineProteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans researchConnective tissue disorders researchHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications