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Gradient Hydrogels—The State of the Art in Preparation Methods

Gradient hydrogels refer to hydrogel materials with a gradual or abrupt change in one or some of their properties. They represent examples of more sophisticated gel materials in comparison to simple, native gel networks. Here, we review techniques used to prepare gradient hydrogels which have been r...

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Autores principales: Zinkovska, Natalia, Smilek, Jiri, Pekar, Miloslav
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7240752/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32326192
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym12040966
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description Gradient hydrogels refer to hydrogel materials with a gradual or abrupt change in one or some of their properties. They represent examples of more sophisticated gel materials in comparison to simple, native gel networks. Here, we review techniques used to prepare gradient hydrogels which have been reported in literature over the last few years. A variety of simple preparation methods are available, most of which can be relatively easily utilized in standard laboratories
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spelling pubmed-72407522020-06-11 Gradient Hydrogels—The State of the Art in Preparation Methods Zinkovska, Natalia Smilek, Jiri Pekar, Miloslav Polymers (Basel) Review Gradient hydrogels refer to hydrogel materials with a gradual or abrupt change in one or some of their properties. They represent examples of more sophisticated gel materials in comparison to simple, native gel networks. Here, we review techniques used to prepare gradient hydrogels which have been reported in literature over the last few years. A variety of simple preparation methods are available, most of which can be relatively easily utilized in standard laboratories MDPI 2020-04-21 /pmc/articles/PMC7240752/ /pubmed/32326192 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym12040966 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Gradient Hydrogels—The State of the Art in Preparation Methods
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7240752/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32326192
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