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Gradient hydrogels – overview of techniques demonstrating the existence of a gradient

ZINKOVSKA, N. PEKAŘ, M. SMILEK, J.

Originální název

Gradient hydrogels – overview of techniques demonstrating the existence of a gradient

Typ

článek v časopise ve Web of Science, Jimp

Jazyk

angličtina

Originální abstrakt

Gradient hydrogels are promising future materials which could be usable in tissue engineering (scaffolds), pharmaceutical (drug delivery systems with controlled release) and many others re-lated disciplines. These hydrogels exhibit a more complex inner (gradient) structure (e.g. con-centration gradient) than simple isotropic hydrogel. Gradient structured hydrogels could be beneficial in, for example, understanding intercellular interactions. The fabrication of gradient hydrogels is relatively deeply explored, but a comprehensive description of the physi-co-chemical techniques demonstrating the existence of a gradient structure is still missing. Here, we summarize the state-of-the-art of available experimental techniques which could be applica-ble in proving and/or describing in physico-chemical terms the inner gradient structure of hy-drogels. The aim of this paper is to give the reader an overview of the existing database of suit-able techniques for characterizing gradient hydrogels.

Klíčová slova

gradient hydrogels; concentration gradient; physico-chemical techniques for gradient proof; intelligent supramocelular gels; biopolymer 3D gels

Autoři

ZINKOVSKA, N.; PEKAŘ, M.; SMILEK, J.

Vydáno

18. 2. 2022

Nakladatel

MDPI

Místo

Basel, Switzerland

ISSN

2073-4360

Periodikum

Polymers

Ročník

14

Číslo

5

Stát

Švýcarská konfederace

Strany od

1

Strany do

15

Strany počet

15

URL

https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/14/5/866

Plný text v Digitální knihovně

http://hdl.handle.net/11012/203953

BibTex

@article{BUT176652,
  author="Natalia {Zinkovska} and Miloslav {Pekař} and Jiří {Smilek}",
  title="Gradient hydrogels – overview of techniques demonstrating the existence of a gradient",
  journal="Polymers",
  year="2022",
  volume="14",
  number="5",
  pages="1--15",
  doi="10.3390/polym14050866",
  issn="2073-4360",
  url="https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/14/5/866"
}