A Review of Research Progress on the Performance of Intelligent Polymer Gel

Abstract

Intelligent polymer gel, as a popular polymer material, has been attracting much attention for its application. An intelligent polymer gel will make corresponding changes to adapt to the environment after receiving stimuli; therefore, an intelligent polymer gel can play its role in many fields. With the research on intelligent polymer gels, there is great potential for applications in the fields of drug engineering, molecular devices, and biomedicine in particular. The strength and responsiveness of the gels can be improved under different configurations in different technologies to meet the needs in these fields. There is no discussion on the application of intelligent polymer gels in these fields; therefore, this paper reviews the research progress of intelligent polymer gel, describes the important research of some intelligent polymer gel, summarizes the research progress and current situation of intelligent polymer gel in the environment of external stimulation, and discusses the performance and future development direction of intelligent polymer gel.

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“…In recent years, research interest in nanomaterial technology, biosensors, biochemical sensors, and wearable diagnostic devices have experienced astronomical growth globally [1][2][3][4]. The vast research and market investment in these fields have also led to the development of better sensing techniques, new nanomaterials, and biomaterials like conducting polymers, copolymers, and sol-gels [5][6][7]. Additionally, the uses and application possibilities of these new-generation devices are now widely varied because they can be multiplexed and reduced to micro-and nano-dimensions and integrated on standard silicon integrated circuit chip [8][9][10].…”