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Natural‐Based Hydrogels: From Processing to Applications

Year: 2017

Type: reference-entry

Abstract: Natural‐based hydrogels have been widely used for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine (TERM) as a platform to better mimic the native extracellular matrix of different tissues. Polysaccharides and proteins of natural origin have been functionalized, tuned, and processed used different methods to produce different scaffolds and medical devices. Herein, the recent reports dealing with the application of natural‐based hydrogels in TERM strategies are overviewed. Moreover, different methodologies used to process the polymeric hydrogels are also described as well as the most relevant strategies used within the scope of TERM.

Source: Wiley eBooks

DOI: 10.1002/0471440264.pst652

Authors: Sílvia Vieira, Alain da Silva Morais, Joana Silva‐Correia, J. Miguel Oliveira, Rui L. Reis

Institutions: 3B's Research Group, University of Minho

Language: English

Topic: Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications

Subfield: Biomaterials

Field: Materials Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2767367811

Cites: 270

Cited by: 18

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