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Nanocomposite Hydrogels: Bioactive‐Tissue‐Derived Nanocomposite Hydrogel for Permanent Arterial Embolization and Enhanced Vascular Healing (Adv. Mater. 33/2020)
Author(s) -
Hu Jingjie,
Altun Izzet,
Zhang Zefu,
Albadawi Hassan,
Salomao Marcela A.,
Mayer Joseph L.,
Hemachandra L. P. Madhubhani P.,
Rehman Suliman,
Oklu Rahmi
Publication year - 2020
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.202070248
Subject(s) - nanocomposite , decellularization , materials science , self healing hydrogels , biomedical engineering , self healing , extracellular matrix , tissue engineering , arterial embolization , embolization , nanotechnology , surgery , medicine , polymer chemistry , pathology , chemistry , biochemistry , alternative medicine
In article number 2002611, Rahmi Oklu and co‐workers introduce a nanocomposite hydrogel based on decellularized cardiac extracellular matrix as a novel therapeutic embolization agent, which provides superior mechanical stability, catheter injectability, and biological activity to prevent recanalization. Image credit: Michael Austin, Internal Art Medical Illustration, LLC.