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Summary
Summary
Hydrogels are a particular class of compounds of which the major constituent is wa- ter. In fact, water is present in the hydrogel up to 90% and is contained in a scaffold which is generally polymeric and obviously hydrophilic. As a result, hydrogels re- semble each other even though obtained from different polymers. Nevertheless, the polymeric matrix gives particular characteristics to the hydrogel leading to applica- tions in different fields. Water is the main element of the human body, thus hydrogels are excellent struc- tures to favourably shelter proteins, cells etc., without altering their characteristics and properties. This is why hydrogels are mainly designed and synthesized for their usein thebiologicalfield;hence the name biohydrogels. Their propertiespoint totheir use as scaffolds for stem cells which has turned out to be a very promising technique for tissue and organ regeneration. For this reason their investigation falls within the Biomaterials Science. Paradoxically, the conceptual simplicity of hydrogelsupto nowhas led to a super- ficialstudy of their chemistry, chemical physics and mechanics preventing their wider application in the human body due to a lack of knowledge of biological component interactions. For example, it is not clear, yet, how to store hydrogels without alter- ing their characteristics. In fact, hydrogels re-hydrated after lyophylization or oven drying, generally show corrupted properties once swollen in water, in comparison with their native counterparts.
Table of Contents
Hydrogels and Tissue Engineering | p. 1 |
Structure-Property Relationships in Hydrogels | p. 9 |
Water and Surfaces: a Linkage Unexpectedly Profound | p. 21 |
Polysaccharide Based Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications | p. 25 |
Hydrogels for Healing | p. 43 |
Stereocomplexed PEG-PLA Hydrogels | p. 53 |
Hybrid Hydrogels Based on Poly(vinylalcohol)-Chitosan Blends and Relevant CNT Composites | p. 67 |
Poloxamine Hydrogels: from low Cell Adhesion Substrates to Matrices with Improved Cytocompatibility for Tissue Engineering Applications | p. 79 |
Biohydrogels for the In Vitro Re-construction and In Situ Regeneration of Human Skin | p. 97 |
Chitosan-Based Beads for Controlled Release of Proteins | p. 111 |
Synthesis of Stimuli-Sensitive Hydrogels in the ¿m and sub-¿m Range by Radiation Techniques and their Application | p. 121 |
Stimuli-Sensitive Composite Microgels | p. 141 |
Novel pH/Temperature-Sensitive Hydrogels Based on Poly(ß-Amino Ester) for Controlled Protein Delivery | p. 157 |
On-Off Switching Properties of ultra thin Intelligent Temperature-Responsive Polymer Modified Surface | p. 179 |