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Hydrogels: Glycosaminoglycan‐Based Biohybrid Hydrogels: A Sweet and Smart Choice for Multifunctional Biomaterials (Adv. Mater. 40/2016)
Author(s) -
Freudenberg Uwe,
Liang Yingkai,
Kiick Kristi L.,
Werner Carsten
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201670284
Subject(s) - self healing hydrogels , materials science , nanotechnology , covalent bond , regenerative medicine , tissue engineering , polymer science , biomedical engineering , polymer chemistry , chemistry , engineering , organic chemistry , biochemistry , cell
Incorporation of glycosaminoclycans (GAGs) into biomaterials opens up new routes for the presentation of various bioactive molecules. The review on page 8861 by U. Freudenberg, K. Kiick, C. Werner and co‐workers covers recent approaches to GAG‐based materials, highlighting modular, tunable biohybrid hydrogels obtained by covalent and non‐covalent conjugation schemes, as well as theory‐driven design concepts and advanced processing technologies. Examples of the application of the resulting materials in regenerative medicine are provided.