Open AccessSelf‐Healable Hydrogels: Self‐Healing Hydrogels: The Next Paradigm Shift in Tissue Engineering? (Adv. Sci. 16/2019)
Author(s) -
Talebian Sepehr,
Mehrali Mehdi,
Taebnia Nayere,
Pennisi Cristian Pablo,
Kadumudi Firoz Babu,
Foroughi Javad,
Hasany Masoud,
Nikkhah Mehdi,
Akbari Mohsen,
Orive Gorka,
DolatshahiPirouz Alireza
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
advanced science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.388
H-Index - 100
ISSN - 2198-3844
DOI - 10.1002/advs.201970094
Subject(s) - self healing hydrogels , bioelectronics , nanotechnology , tissue engineering , self healing , materials science , biomedical engineering , engineering , medicine , polymer chemistry , biosensor , alternative medicine , pathology
The inherent ability of native tissues to regenerate on demand has sparked enormous motivation to develop tissue engineering hydrogels with similar self‐repair mechanisms. However, self‐healable hydrogels still face several shortcomings, which limit their specific application for the replacement of electrically active and elastic tissues. In article number 1801664, Alireza Dolatshahi‐Pirouz and co‐workers discuss advances in this field with a special focus on application of these hydrogels in cyborganics, bioelectronics, and bioactuators.