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Gels, Volume 10, Issue 11

November 2024 - 80 articles

Cover Story: Swelling and compression tests were performed on gelatin–alginate-based scaffolds. The evolution of the hydrogels’ components and their densities were measured, and the molar properties of the interstitial fluid were determined. Hyperelastic parameter identification based on constitutive models of the rubber elasticity theory was performed, yielding a macromolecular description of the strain energy density function. The obtained network structural parameters were employed in the equilibrium swelling equation to determine the polymer–solvent interaction parameter. The results show that the average mesh size defines the friction coefficient and can be regarded as a concentration-dependent characteristic length that connects non-linear elasticity with inherent visco-elasticity through hysteresis, which quantifies the total dissipated energy. View this paper
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Articles (80)

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,328 Views
23 Pages

20 November 2024

The relevance of active research lies in the need to develop new technologies to improve drug delivery methods for the effective treatment of wound healing. Additionally, the potential application of organogels in other areas of biomedicine, such as...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,237 Views
25 Pages

Development of Alginate Composite Microparticles for Encapsulation of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis

  • Marko Vinceković,
  • Lana Živković,
  • Elmira Turkeyeva,
  • Botagoz Mutaliyeva,
  • Galiya Madybekova,
  • Suzana Šegota,
  • Nataša Šijaković Vujičić,
  • Anđela Pustak,
  • Tanja Jurkin and
  • Marta Kiš
  • + 1 author

19 November 2024

The probiotic bacterium Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BB-12 (BB-12) was encapsulated in two composites, alginate/agar and alginate/agar/casein. The network structure and physicochemical properties of these composites are influenced by comple...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,607 Views
20 Pages

Crosslinking by Click Chemistry of Hyaluronan Graft Copolymers Involving Resorcinol-Based Cinnamate Derivatives Leading to Gel-like Materials

  • Mario Saletti,
  • Simone Pepi,
  • Marco Paolino,
  • Jacopo Venditti,
  • Germano Giuliani,
  • Claudia Bonechi,
  • Gemma Leone,
  • Agnese Magnani,
  • Claudio Rossi and
  • Andrea Cappelli

19 November 2024

The well-known “click chemistry” reaction copper(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition (CuAAC) was used to transform under very mild conditions hyaluronan-based graft copolymers HA(270)-FA-Pg into the crosslinked derivatives...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,017 Views
16 Pages

Wound Healing Potential of Herbal Hydrogel Formulations of Cedrus brevifolia Extracts in Mice

  • Georgia Lyggitsou,
  • Christina Barda,
  • Maria Anagnostou,
  • Andreas Douros,
  • Dimitra Statha,
  • Christina Karampasi,
  • Anastasia Ioanna Papantonaki,
  • Ioannis Svoliantopoulos,
  • Ioannis Sfiniadakis and
  • Andreas Vitsos
  • + 2 authors

19 November 2024

Wound healing stands as a paramount therapeutic pursuit, imposing significant challenges on healthcare, particularly for vulnerable populations. Cedrus brevifolia, a species endemic to Cyprus, thrives in the Tripylos region, commonly known as Cedar V...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,551 Views
12 Pages

Organogels of FmocFF: Exploring the Solvent-Dependent Gelmorphic Behavior

  • Basanta Saikia,
  • Dong Chen,
  • Yovan de Coene and
  • Stijn Van Cleuvenbergen

19 November 2024

FmocFF (9-fluorenyl methoxycarbonyl-phenylalanine) is an extensively studied low-molecular-weight hydrogel. Although there have been numerous studies on FmocFF hydrogel, its potential to form organogels has not been well explored. In this work, we sy...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,758 Views
21 Pages

Hypoxia Preconditioned Serum Hydrogel (HPS-H) Accelerates Dermal Regeneration in a Porcine Wound Model

  • Jun Jiang,
  • Tanita Man,
  • Manuela Kirsch,
  • Samuel Knoedler,
  • Kirstin Andersen,
  • Judith Reiser,
  • Julia Werner,
  • Benjamin Trautz,
  • Xiaobin Cong and
  • Selma Forster
  • + 6 authors

17 November 2024

Harnessing the body’s intrinsic resources for wound healing is becoming a rapidly advancing field in regenerative medicine research. This study investigates the effects of the topical application of a novel porcine Hypoxia Preconditioned Serum...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,899 Views
26 Pages

Developing Innovative Apolar Gels Based on Cellulose Derivatives for Cleaning Metal Artworks

  • Andrea Macchia,
  • Camilla Zaratti,
  • Davide Ciogli,
  • Giovanni Rivici,
  • Silvia Pilati,
  • Nereo Sbiri,
  • Tilde de Caro and
  • Maria Assunta Navarra

16 November 2024

The use of organic solvents, particularly those of a non-polar nature, is a common practice during cleaning operations in the restoration of polychrome artworks and metallic artifacts. However, these solvents pose significant risks to the health of o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
1,726 Views
18 Pages

15 November 2024

In recent years, in addition to the positive effects of probiotics and prebiotics on health, increasing research has shown that postbiotics also have significant potential in the health field. Postbiotics are bioactive components produced by probioti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,059 Views
17 Pages

In Vitro Investigation of 3D Printed Hydrogel Scaffolds with Electrospun Tidemark Component for Modeling Osteochondral Interface

  • Victoria Effiong Effanga,
  • Dana Akilbekova,
  • Fariza Mukasheva,
  • Xiao Zhao,
  • Dilhan M. Kalyon and
  • Cevat Erisken

15 November 2024

Osteochondral (OC) tissue plays a crucial role due to its ability to connect bone and cartilage tissues. To address the complexity of structure and functionality at the bone–cartilage interface, relevant to the presence of the tidemark as a cri...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,212 Views
18 Pages

15 November 2024

Highly alkaline hydrogels are gaining increasing attention in building materials research. Specifically, cationic alkaline hydrogels based on diallyldimethylammonium hydroxide (DADMAOH) as the monomer have been effectively used to seal water-bearing...

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