Nanoparticle-Integrated Hydrogels as Multifunctional Composite Materials for Biomedical Applications

Gels

Marco Biondi¹  Assunta Borzacchiello²  Laura Mayol¹  Luigi Ambrosio² 

[1] Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università di Napoli Federico II, Via D. Montesano 49, 80131 Napoli, Italy; E-Mails:;Istituto per i Polimeri Compositi e Biomateriali (IPCB-CNR), P.le Tecchio 80, 80125 Napoli, Italy; E-Mail:

关键词: nanocomposites;    nanoparticles;    hydrogels;    biomedical applications;    nanocomposite hydrogels;   

DOI  :  10.3390/gels1020162

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

This review focuses on the most recent developments in the field of nanocomposite hydrogels intended for biomedical applications. Nanocomposite hydrogels are hydrated polymeric networks with a physically or covalently crosslinked three-dimensional (3D) structure swollen with water, in the presence of nanoparticles or nanostructures. A wide array of nanomaterials (polymeric, carbon-based, metallic, ceramic) can be incorporated within the hydrogel network to obtain reinforced nanocomposite hydrogels. Nanocomposites represent a new class of materials with properties absent in the individual components. In particular, the incorporation of nanomaterials within a polymeric hydrogel network is an attractive approach to tailor the mechanical properties of the hydrogels and/or to provide the nanocomposite with responsiveness to external stimuli.

【 授权许可】

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