Dopant‐Free Hydrogels with Intrinsic Photoluminescence and Biodegradable Properties

• Published in: Advanced functional materials Vol. 28; no. 34
• Main Authors: Tsou, Yung‐Hao, Zhang, Xue‐Qing, Bai, Xin, Zhu, He, Li, Zhongyu, Liu, Yanlan, Shi, Jinjun, Xu, Xiaoyang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 22.08.2018
• Subjects: Biocompatibility; Biodegradability; biodegradable hydrogels; Biomedical materials; Carcinogens; Chelates; Chemical synthesis; Citric acid; Crosslinking; Degradation; Dextrans; Dopants; Fluorescence; Fluorescent dyes; Fluoroscopic imaging; Hydrogels; In vivo methods and tests; injectable hydrogels; Lipase; Materials science; Mechanical properties; Molecular weight; Photoluminescence; photoluminescent hydrogels; Prepolymers; Proteins; Quantum dots; Surgical implants; Sustained release; Toxicity

Photoluminescent hydrogels that function as both injectable scaffolds and fluorescent imaging probes hold great potential for therapeutics delivery and tissue engineering. Current fluorescent hydrogels are fabricated by either conjugating or doping a fluorescent dye, fluorescent protein, lanthanide...