Insight into bioactive hydrogels for wound healing and drug delivery systems

  • Jing Li
  • , Qinhua Chen
  • , Jin Wang
  • , Xiaoyan Pan
  • , Jie Zhang

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Abstract

Hydrogels are hydrophilic but water-soluble polymer systems with a three-di-mensional network structure. They can absorb large amounts of water and maintain their shape and remain soft. The high-moisturizing properties, good biocompatibility, and controlled biodegradability of hydrogels have allowed them to be widely used in wound dressing, tissue engineering, controlled drug delivery systems, and other fields. This arti-cle reviews the most widely used antibacterial gel dressings for wound healing in recent years and focuses on the application of an environmentally responsive intelligent hydro-gel delivery system. Finally, the development prospects and challenges of hydrogel wound dressings are forecasted.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)8692-8710
Number of pages19
JournalCurrent Medicinal Chemistry
Volume28
Issue number42
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2021

Keywords

  • Antibacterial hydrogel
  • Bioactive hydrogel
  • Drug delivery system
  • Environmentally responsive hydrogel
  • Tissue engineering
  • Wound healing

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