Recent Advances in Smart Hydrogels Prepared by Ionizing Radiation Technology for Biomedical Applications

Jinyu Yang; Lu Rao; Yayang Wang; Yuan Zhao; Dongliang Liu; Zhijun Wang; Lili Fu; Yifan Wang; Xiaojie Yang; Yuesheng Li; Yi Liu

doi:10.3390/polym14204377

Polymers (Oct 2022)

Recent Advances in Smart Hydrogels Prepared by Ionizing Radiation Technology for Biomedical Applications

Jinyu Yang,
Lu Rao,
Yayang Wang,
Yuan Zhao,
Dongliang Liu,
Zhijun Wang,
Lili Fu,
Yifan Wang,
Xiaojie Yang,
Yuesheng Li,
Yi Liu

Affiliations

Jinyu Yang: Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion and New Carbon Materials of Hubei Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, China
Lu Rao: Non-Power Nuclear Technology Collaborative Innovation Center & Hubei Key Laboratory of Radiation Chemistry and Functional Materials, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning 437100, China
Yayang Wang: Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion and New Carbon Materials of Hubei Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, China
Yuan Zhao: Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion and New Carbon Materials of Hubei Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, China
Dongliang Liu: Non-Power Nuclear Technology Collaborative Innovation Center & Hubei Key Laboratory of Radiation Chemistry and Functional Materials, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning 437100, China
Zhijun Wang: Non-Power Nuclear Technology Collaborative Innovation Center & Hubei Key Laboratory of Radiation Chemistry and Functional Materials, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning 437100, China
Lili Fu: Non-Power Nuclear Technology Collaborative Innovation Center & Hubei Key Laboratory of Radiation Chemistry and Functional Materials, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning 437100, China
Yifan Wang: Non-Power Nuclear Technology Collaborative Innovation Center & Hubei Key Laboratory of Radiation Chemistry and Functional Materials, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning 437100, China
Xiaojie Yang: Non-Power Nuclear Technology Collaborative Innovation Center & Hubei Key Laboratory of Radiation Chemistry and Functional Materials, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning 437100, China
Yuesheng Li: Non-Power Nuclear Technology Collaborative Innovation Center & Hubei Key Laboratory of Radiation Chemistry and Functional Materials, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning 437100, China
Yi Liu: Non-Power Nuclear Technology Collaborative Innovation Center & Hubei Key Laboratory of Radiation Chemistry and Functional Materials, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning 437100, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14204377
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 20
p. 4377

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Materials with excellent biocompatibility and targeting can be widely used in the biomedical field. Hydrogels are an excellent biomedical material, which are similar to living tissue and cannot affect the metabolic process of living organisms. Moreover, the three-dimensional network structure of hydrogel is conducive to the storage and slow release of drugs. Compared to the traditional hydrogel preparation technologies, ionizing radiation technology has high efficiency, is green, and has environmental protection. This technology can easily adjust mechanical properties, swelling, and so on. This review provides a classification of hydrogels and different preparation methods and highlights the advantages of ionizing radiation technology in smart hydrogels used for biomedical applications.

Published in Polymers

ISSN: 2073-4360 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Chemistry: Organic chemistry
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/polymers/

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