Research Progress on Responsive Hydrogels and Their Applications in Biomedicines

doi:10.19894/j.issn.1000-0518.200364

Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry ›› 2021, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (7): 743-753.DOI: 10.19894/j.issn.1000-0518.200364

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Research Progress on Responsive Hydrogels and Their Applications in Biomedicines

TANG Li-Zong, ZHANG Lin, DONG Yun-Sheng, QI Chun-Xiao, LIU Xiang-Sheng, WANG Shu-Fang^*

Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials for Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China

Received:2020-12-07 Accepted:2021-02-24 Published:2021-07-01 Online:2021-09-01
About author:National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.81671842, 31870966), the National Science and Technology Major Project (No.2020YFA0803701) and the Key Supporting Project of Tianjin (No.20YFZCSY01020)

Abstract

Abstract: Responsive hydrogels, also known as “smart hydrogels”, can be modified in different ways to respond to physical and chemical stimuli and microenvironment changes. Nowadays, responsive hydrogels have been widely used in biomedical fields, such as pH responsive hydrogel loaded with doxorubicin (DOX) for cancer treatment, temperature responsive hydrogels made from 3D printing for wound healing, glucose responsive hydrogels for diabetes treatment, etc. In this paper, we introduce the current research of responsive hydrogel, including the preparation and modification methods, applications in biomedicine and the future directions.

Key words: Responsive hydrogels, Smart hydrogels, Biomedicines

CLC Number:

O636.9

TANG Li-Zong, ZHANG Lin, DONG Yun-Sheng, QI Chun-Xiao, LIU Xiang-Sheng, WANG Shu-Fang. Research Progress on Responsive Hydrogels and Their Applications in Biomedicines[J]. Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry, 2021, 38(7): 743-753.

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