Title:Insight Into Bioactive Hydrogels for Wound Healing and Drug
Delivery Systems
Volume: 28
Issue: 42
Author(s): Jing Li, Qinhua Chen, Jin Wang, Xiaoyan Pan and Jie Zhang*
Affiliation:
- School of Pharmacy, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, China
Keywords:
Bioactive hydrogel, antibacterial hydrogel, wound healing, environmentally responsive hydrogel, drug delivery system, tissue engineering.
Abstract: Hydrogels are hydrophilic but water-soluble polymer systems with a three-dimensional
network structure. They can absorb large amounts of water and maintain their
shape and remain soft. The high-moisturizing properties, good biocompatibility, and controlled
biodegradability of hydrogels have allowed them to be widely used in wound
dressing, tissue engineering, controlled drug delivery systems, and other fields. This article
reviews the most widely used antibacterial gel dressings for wound healing in recent
years and focuses on the application of an environmentally responsive intelligent hydrogel
delivery system. Finally, the development prospects and challenges of hydrogel
wound dressings are forecasted.
