2026 October - 85 articles
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of elderberry extract on the physicochemical properties and storage stability of HHP-induced pea protein–psyllium hydrogels. Hydrogels were prepared with the addition of 2 g of dry elderberry...
Hydrophobically modified gelatin (HMG) hydrogels are promising proof-of-concept drug delivery carriers. However, the structural effects of incorporated hydrophobic groups remain systematically unexamined. Here, twelve linear fatty and aromatic hydrop...
Light-responsive hydrogels combine large reversible deformation with remote, non-contact, and spatially selective control, providing a versatile material basis for untethered soft robots. This review critically examines recent progress from photother...
Potato, sweet potato, and tapioca starches are three of the most commercially important root and tuber starches, yet they exhibit markedly different molecular structures, which directly determine their distinct processing performances such as gelatin...
Gels have emerged as versatile materials for energy-related applications because their 3D networks can act as supporting materials with structural stability, flexibility, and tunable thermal and interfacial properties [...]
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)-associated hydrogels are structurally diverse systems in which medicinal constituents can function primarily as gelators, cooperating network components, matrix-functionalizing moieties, scaffold-forming medicinal p...
This study aimed to evaluate the potential maternal and developmental toxicity of orally administered galactomannan extracted from Cassia grandis seeds during the pre-implantation and organogenesis periods in Wistar rats. Considering the promising bi...
Developing cost-effective, bio-based adsorbents for hazardous battery industry effluents is a major environmental challenge. This study isolated cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) from primary paper sludge (PS)—a tissue manufacturing waste—via c...
Chronic wound infections are frequently associated with bacterial biofilms, which significantly reduce the efficacy of antimicrobial treatments. Conventional in vitro evaluation methods, such as disc diffusion assays and static biofilm models, lack p...
Naphthalimide (NI) derivatives constitute attractive building blocks for the construction of fluorescent supramolecular gels owing to their structural versatility, remarkable photophysical properties, and ability to participate in non-covalent intera...
Cost-effective alkaline water electrolysis requires non-precious-metal electrocatalysts that sustain the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) at high current densities while maintaining favorable interfacial kinetics and an accessible electrode structur...
Hydrogel-based flexible sensors have emerged as a promising platform at the intersection of materials science, flexible electronics, and biomedical engineering, owing to their tissue-like mechanical compliance, tunable ionic conductivity, and versati...
Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM)-based hydrogels are “smart” materials of great interest and demand, primarily in a variety of biomedical applications, due to their LCST close to physiological temperature. The basic biomedical applica...
Blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum) is rich in polyphenols and is known for its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, yet its processing byproducts (pomace) remain underutilized. This study aimed to develop and characterize R. nigrum pomace extract-l...
The skeletal muscle is an essential organ in exercise and energy metabolism and it significantly contributes to maintaining body posture, facilitating movement, and supporting overall health. The skeletal muscle has an intrinsic capacity for self-rep...
Oral surgical wounds may benefit from local biomaterials capable of delivering bioactive compounds while remaining compatible with gingival cells. This study evaluated type A gelatin hydrogels containing turmeric powder (1.5, 3.1, or 12.5 mg per prep...
Significant drying shrinkage and early-age cracking have remained critical constraints to the broader application of ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC). This study attempted to address these limitations through the addition of acrylic emulsion (A...
Novel poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA)/gentamicin (Gent) and PVA/chitosan (CHI)/Gent hydrogels have previously demonstrated improved burn wound healing in a rat model, based on clinical assessment and histological analysis. This study aims to provide immun...
Tight reservoirs commonly exhibit strong pore-throat confinement and flow heterogeneity, which cause injected water to preferentially migrate through connected high-conductivity pathways while a large fraction of movable fluids remains under-swept. T...
Biohybrid actuators integrate living contractile cells with engineered materials, combining biological force generation with the structural and functional control offered by synthetic components. However, translating engineered muscle tissue into rep...
Thermosetting unsaturated polyester resin (UPR) is difficult to reprocess because curing generates an irreversible three-dimensional network. Here, cured UPR was treated in a microwave-assisted hydrazine hydrate/NaOH medium at 70 °C for 30 min to...
To tackle poor water retention in degraded mine soil and the low stability and short water-holding duration of natural polymer hydrogels, an itaconic acid-modified guar gum composite hydrogel (IAGG hydrogel) was developed using guar gum (GG) as the p...
Dynamic changes in matrix mechanics play critical roles in bone regeneration, yet most biomaterial platforms provide static mechanical environments that fail to reflect the temporal evolution of the native healing niche. Here, we developed a dynamica...
Intelligent hydrogel sensors are integrated sensing devices employing stimuli-responsive hydrogels as the core functional sensing layers. Featuring tissue-mimetic mechanical flexibility, superior biocompatibility, and dynamic stimulus responsiveness,...
Lupeol, a naturally occurring pentacyclic triterpenoid, exhibits potent anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities, making it a promising candidate for psoriasis treatment. However, its poor aqueous solubility and limited skin permeation restrict i...
The ever-growing global demand for sustainable energy has promoted the development of zinc–air batteries with high energy density. However, the slow multi-electron kinetic process of the oxygen reduction reaction and oxygen evolution reaction s...
Direct detection of viral antigens in respiratory aerosols is challenging because affinity-based organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) typically rely on liquid samples. Here, a non-flowing agarose hydrogel replaced the liquid electrolyte to cap...
The development of multifunctional, bio-based materials capable of simultaneously addressing microbial contamination and inorganic pollutants is of increasing interest for sustainable water purification. In this study, xanthan gum (XG)/lignin(LN) dou...
Calcium alginate (CaAlg) hydrogels are attractive matrices for molecular imprinting because of their biocompatibility and functionalizability, but their limited mechanical stability and excessive swelling can compromise the integrity and accessibilit...
Probiotics exert profound health benefits via the modulation of the intestinal microbiota. However, the efficacy of orally administered probiotics is severely constrained by a cascade of physiological barriers, including gastric acid inactivation, su...
Polyethyleneimine (PEI) polymers are widely used in the synthesis of nanoparticles, hydrogels and composite materials for biotechnological and environmental applications. However, the solid-state structural organization of linear PEI (L-PEI) material...
Polyurethane (PU) hydrogels combine high water content with the intrinsic structural heterogeneity of segmented polyurethane, giving rise to strong coupling among hydration, intermolecular interactions, microphase organization, and network dynamics....
Rapid assessment of chilled-meat freshness is constrained by conventional laboratory-based measurements. Although food-detection studies emphasize predictive performance, computational cost is reported less consistently. Here, we developed a 2 ×...
This study aimed to characterize butanol and methanol extracts of Phlomis brachyodon (P. brachyodon) and incorporate them into thermoresponsive in situ gels (F1 and F2, respectively) to evaluate their wound-healing activity. Total phenolic content (T...
Wound healing is frequently perceived as a straightforward biological process; in practice, however, it remains a major challenge in clinical medicine due to the intricate, overlapping phases of hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and tissue rem...
This study investigated the effects of a combination of κ-carrageenan (CRG), konjac glucomannan (KGM) and a sodium caseinate-stabilized camellia oil emulsion on the quality attributes of surimi. The results demonstrated that adding the emulsion...
Multi-stimuli-responsive hydrogels have emerged as versatile biomaterial platforms for biomedical applications owing to their capacity to recognize and respond to multiple environmental signals. Such integration can provide responsiveness to signals...
High-density potassium formate fracturing fluids require polymers that hydrate in concentrated brine while providing low friction and proppant suspension at high temperature. We hypothesized that the 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid (AMPS) c...
A novel zwitterionic surfactant (HAPB) was synthesized and combined with lauramidopropyl trimethylammonium chloride (LATC) and alpha olefin sulfonate (AOS) to form a high-performance foaming formulation for gas well deliquification. The optimized LAT...
In the middle-to-late stage of reservoir development, widespread high-permeability channeling exacerbates ineffective water circulation and impairs crude oil recovery. This work explores polyacrylamide (PAM) gels intended for oilfield profile control...
Controlling MOF nucleation on zeolite surfaces remains challenging when metal ions are freely supplied in solution, often resulting in poorly regulated interfaces. Herein, Mg2+-exchanged platelet clinoptilolite (Mg-PCP) was used as a confined metal s...
Styrene–butadiene–styrene (SBS)-modified asphalt is a typical physical polymer gel whose macroscopic performance is governed by the coupled effects of processing parameters, material composition, and microstructural characteristics. While...
Purpose: To develop and preliminarily evaluate a hyaluronic acid–1,4-butanediol diglycidyl ether (HA-BDDE)/polyethylene glycol–tyramine (PEG-Tyramine) dual-hydrogel designed as a transparent and injectable vitreous substitute with suitabl...
Solar-driven interfacial evaporation offers a low-energy and sustainable route for seawater desalination and the purification of complex water matrices. However, freestanding hydrogel evaporators often suffer from insufficient mechanical robustness a...
The inherent brittleness of silica aerogels severely limits their practical application in thermal protection. To address this issue, polymethylsilsesquioxane (PMSQ) wet gels were fabricated via an aqueous sol–gel method, and polyimide (PI) was...
Endogenous stimuli-responsive gels are designed to alter drug release or matrix behavior in periodontal sites, but their responsiveness is often demonstrated under conditions that may not represent the biological compartment encountered after placeme...
Collagen and gelatin have been incorporated into medical devices for more than five decades because they combine biological familiarity with practical material versatility. This narrative historical perspective examines how these materials progressed...
Polymeric gel fluid-loss reducers for water-based drilling fluids often undergo performance deterioration under combined high-temperature and high-salinity conditions. In this study, an organic–inorganic nanocomposite gel fluid-loss reducer, Si...
Hesperidin (HES) is a natural flavonoid with antioxidant activity; however, its poor aqueous solubility and low bioavailability limit its biomedical applications. In this study, HES-loaded liposomes (HES-LPs) were prepared by thin-film hydration and...
Conductive hydrogels are widely pursued for neural tissue engineering, but the conventional route of polymerizing conductive monomers in situ requires toxic monomers or organic solvents and is incompatible with cell encapsulation. Here, conductive hy...
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