Supramolecular hydrogels: Design strategies and contemporary biomedical applications

J Omar, D Ponsford, CA Dreiss… - Chemistry–An Asian …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Self‐assembly of supramolecular hydrogels is driven by dynamic, non‐covalent interactions
between molecules. Considerable research effort has been exerted to fabricate and …

Supramolecular self-assembly to control structural and biological properties of multicomponent hydrogels

BO Okesola, Y Wu, B Derkus, S Gani, D Wu… - Chemistry of …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Self-assembled nanofibers are ubiquitous in nature and serve as inspiration for the design
of supramolecular hydrogels. A multicomponent approach offers the possibility of enhancing …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in supramolecular hydrogels for biomedical applications

JYC Lim, Q Lin, K Xue, XJ Loh - Materials Today Advances, 2019 - Elsevier
Supramolecular hydrogels held together by non-covalent interactions such as electrostatics,
hydrogen bonding, and hydrophobic forces are among the most promising soft material …

Stimuli‐responsive supramolecular hydrogels and their applications in regenerative medicine

J Hoque, N Sangaj, S Varghese - Macromolecular bioscience, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Supramolecular hydrogels are a class of self‐assembled network structures formed via non‐
covalent interactions of the hydrogelators. These hydrogels capable of responding to …

Supramolecular hydrogels: synthesis, properties and their biomedical applications

R Dong, Y Pang, Y Su, X Zhu - Biomaterials science, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
As a novel class of three-dimensional (3D) hydrophilic cross-linked polymers,
supramolecular hydrogels not only display unique physicochemical properties (eg, water …

Supramolecular hydrogelators and hydrogels: from soft matter to molecular biomaterials

X Du, J Zhou, J Shi, B Xu - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
In this review we intend to provide a relatively comprehensive summary of the work of
supramolecular hydrogelators after 2004 and to put emphasis particularly on the …

Biomedical applications of supramolecular hydrogels with enhanced mechanical properties

J Xu, X Zhu, J Zhao, G Ling, P Zhang - Advances in colloid and interface …, 2023 - Elsevier
Supramolecular hydrogels bound by hydrogen bonding, host-guest, hydrophobic, and other
non-covalent interactions are among the most attractive biomaterials available …

Weak bond-based injectable and stimuli responsive hydrogels for biomedical applications

X Ding, Y Wang - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Here we define hydrogels crosslinked by weak bonds as physical hydrogels. They possess
unique features including reversible bonding, shear thinning and stimuli-responsiveness …

Advanced biomedical hydrogels: molecular architecture and its impact on medical applications

JT Peters, ME Wechsler… - Regenerative Biomaterials, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Hydrogels are cross-linked polymeric networks swollen in water, physiological aqueous
solutions or biological fluids. They are synthesized by a wide range of polymerization …

From supramolecular hydrogels to multifunctional carriers for biologically active substances

J Skopinska-Wisniewska, S De la Flor… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Supramolecular hydrogels are 3D, elastic, water-swelled materials that are held together by
reversible, non-covalent interactions, such as hydrogen bonds, hydrophobic, ionic, host …