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Supermacroporous Composite Cryogels in Biomedical Applications
- Source :
- Gels, Vol 5, Iss 2, p 20 (2019), Gels
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2019.
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Abstract
- Supermacroporous gels, called cryogels, are unique scaffolds that can be prepared by polymerization of monomer solution under sub-zero temperatures. They are widely used in many applications and have significant potential biomaterials, especially for biomedical applications due to their inherent interconnected supermacroporous structures and easy formation of composite polymers in comparison to other porous polymer synthesis techniques. This review highlights the fundamentals of supermacroporous cryogels and composite cryogels, and then comprehensively summarizes recent studies in preparation, functionalization, and utilization with mechanical, biological and physicochemical features, according to the biomedical applications. Furthermore, conclusions and outlooks are discussed for the use of these promising and durable supermacroporous composite cryogels.
- Subjects :
- cryogel
Materials science
Polymers and Plastics
polymer
Composite number
Bioengineering
Nanotechnology
Review
02 engineering and technology
010402 general chemistry
01 natural sciences
Biomaterials
lcsh:Chemistry
chemistry.chemical_compound
lcsh:General. Including alchemy
lcsh:Inorganic chemistry
composite
lcsh:Science
chemistry.chemical_classification
Organic Chemistry
Polymer
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
lcsh:QD146-197
0104 chemical sciences
Monomer
chemistry
Polymerization
lcsh:QD1-999
Composite polymer
Surface modification
biomedical application
lcsh:Q
supermacroporous
0210 nano-technology
lcsh:QD1-65
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 23102861
- Volume :
- 5
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Gels
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....09650c7455c851f0524c80ba93a10630