Commercial hydrogels for biomedical applications

• Published in: Heliyon Vol. 6; no. 4; p. e03719
• Main Authors: Aswathy, S.H., Narendrakumar, U., Manjubala, I.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01-04-2020; Elsevier
• Subjects: Biomedical applications; Biomedical engineering; Biotechnology; Commercial products; Hydrogels; Materials science; Nanotechnology; Biotechnology; Biomedical applications; Hydrogels; Materials science; Commercial products; Nanotechnology; Biomedical engineering
• ISSN: 2405-8440; 2405-8440
• DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03719

Hydrogels are polymeric networks having the ability to absorb a large volume of water. Flexibility, versatility, stimuli-responsive, soft structure are the advantages of hydrogels. It is classified based on its source, preparation, ionic charge, response, crosslinking and physical properties. Hydrogels are used in various fields like agriculture, food industry, biosensor, biomedical, etc. Even though hydrogels are used in various industries, more researches are going in the field of biomedical applications because of its resembles to living tissue, biocompatibility, and biodegradability. Here, we are mainly focused on the commercially available hydrogels used for biomedical applications like wound dressings, contact lenses, cosmetic applications, tissue engineering, and drug delivery.
Materials science; Biomedical engineering; Nanotechnology; Biotechnology; Hydrogels; Biomedical applications; Commercial products