Fabrication and desired properties of conductive hydrogel dressings for wound healing
Lei Nie, Qianqian Wei, Jingyu Li, Yaling Deng, Xiaorui He, Xinyue Gao, Xiao Ma, Shuang Liu, Yanfang Sun, Guohua Jiang, Oseweuba Valentine Okoro, Amin Shavandi, Shengli Jing
Abstract
, are also discussed in this study. Crucially, the properties of conductive hydrogels, such as 3D printability and monitoring properties, suggest the possibility of its use as an alternative wound dressing to traditional dressings such as bandages. This review, therefore, seeks to comprehensively explore the functionality of conductive hydrogels in wound healing, types of conductive hydrogels and their preparation strategies and crucial properties of hydrogels. This review will also assess the limitations of conductive hydrogels and future perspectives, with an emphasis on the development trend for conductive hydrogel uses in wound dressing fabrication for subsequent clinical applications.