2012
DOI: 10.1039/c1sm06639k
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Gel-nanocomposites: materials with promising applications

Abstract: The race to develop newer materials with superior properties/applications in diversified fields is gathering momentum in modern day science. In this context, an exciting avenue of research deals with the development of hybrid materials resulting from the combination of gels with nanoparticles of different origins. These varying kinds of nanoparticles (inorganic nanoparticles, Au/Ag based nanoparticles and carbonaceous nanostructures like carbon nanotube and graphene) are being used in conjunction with diverse … Show more

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“…The incorporation of nanoparticles into the hydrogels 3D matrix, producing a class of materials known as nanocomposite 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 hydrogels (NHPs), has been a widely investigated strategy to improve some existing physical properties or to provide them new physical or chemical features 208,209 .…”
Section: Hydrogelsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The incorporation of nanoparticles into the hydrogels 3D matrix, producing a class of materials known as nanocomposite 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 hydrogels (NHPs), has been a widely investigated strategy to improve some existing physical properties or to provide them new physical or chemical features 208,209 .…”
Section: Hydrogelsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…2 3 Nanoparticles, including inorganic nanoparticles (such as clay, hydroxyapatite, graphene, and metallic nanoparticles) and organic/polymeric nanoparticles, can be used as fillers to reinforce the hydrogel matrix and bring the hydrogel new functionalities as well. 4 Herein, we review the recent research advances in NC gels defined by the type of nanoparticles, with a focus on inorganic NC gels such as clay NC gels, metallic NC gels, carbon nanotube/graphene NC gels, hydroxyapatite NC gels, and magnetic NC gels (Fig. 1).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…1 Made from short L-amino acid sequences to possess inherent and excellent biofunctionality, biocompatibility and biodegradability, small peptide-based supramolecular hydrogels 2,3 have received considerable attention and made rapid progress in the past ten years for the development of biomaterials 2,4 that serve as scaffolds for tissue engineering, 5 matrices for biomineralization, 6 dressings for wound healing, 7 media for protein chips 8 and drug delivery, 9 platforms for screening enzyme inhibitors, 10 and components for enzyme mimetics. 11 Being used in vivo , these small peptide-based hydrogelators may degrade faster than desired because an array of endogenous proteolytic enzymes catalyze the hydrolysis of peptide bonds.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%