Advances in multifunctional chitosan-based self-healing hydrogels for biomedical applications

• Published in: Journal of materials chemistry. B, Materials for biology and medicine Vol. 9; no. 38; pp. 7955 - 7971
• Main Authors: Ou, Yi, Tian, Meng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Royal Society of Chemistry 06.10.2021
• Subjects: adhesion; Animals; Bacteria - drug effects; Bandages; Biocompatibility; Biocompatible Materials - chemistry; Biomedical materials; Biosensing Techniques - methods; Chemical reactions; Chitosan; Chitosan - chemistry; Drug Carriers - chemistry; Hydrogels; Hydrogels - chemistry; Hydrogels - pharmacology; hydrogen; Hydrogen bonding; Hydrogen bonds; Hydrophobicity; Hydroxyl groups; Imines; Medical dressings; Metals - chemistry; Polysaccharides; Regeneration; Scaffolds; schiff bases; tissue repair; Wound Healing - drug effects; Wounds

Multifunctional self-healing hydrogels have recently attracted considerable interest in biomedical applications owing to their diverse properties, including self-healing, adhesion, conduction, antibacterial, and stimulus-response, which can meet various application requirements, ranging from wound d...