Hydrogels and Hydrogel Nanocomposites: Enhancing Healthcare through Human and Environmental Treatment
| Autor: | Pranto Paul, Angela M. Gutierrez, E. Molly Frazar, James Zach Hilt, Victoria Klaus |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Biomedical Engineering Pharmaceutical Science Hydrogels Disease Hydrogel nanocomposites Advanced materials Article Nanocomposites Biomaterials Human health Chronic disease Detoxification Self-healing hydrogels Health care medicine Humans Intensive care medicine business Delivery of Health Care |
| Zdroj: | Adv Healthc Mater |
| ISSN: | 2192-2659 2192-2640 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/adhm.202101820 |
| Popis: | Humans are constantly exposed to exogenous chemicals throughout their life, which can lead to a multitude of negative health impacts. Advanced materials can play a key role in preventing or mitigating these impacts through a wide variety of applications. The tunable properties of hydrogels and hydrogel nanocomposites (e.g., swelling behavior, biocompatibility, stimuli responsiveness, functionality, etc.) have deemed them ideal platforms for removal of environmental contaminants, detoxification and reduction of body burden from exogenous chemical exposures for prevention of disease initiation, and advanced treatment of chronic diseases, including cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. In this review, three main junctures where the use of hydrogel and hydrogel nanocomposite materials can intervene to positively impact human health are highlighted: (1) preventing exposures to environmental contaminants; (2) prophylactic treatments to prevent chronic disease initiation; (3) treating chronic diseases after they have developed. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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