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. 2011 May 4;2(7):336–345. doi: 10.1021/cn200030w

Table 3. Synthetic–Natural Composite Hydrogels Studied in SCI Research.

material description acronym application in SCI
Carbopol + agarose copolymer AC 3D mesenchymal stem cell growth matrix138
      scaffold for controlled drug delivery142
Carbopol + chitosan interpolymer complex IPC multiple drug delivery143
methacrylamide + chitosan cross-linked polymer MC cell adhesion and neurite penetration140,144
      neural stem cell growth matrix139
polyglycolic acid + chitosan interpolymer complex chitosan/PGA bridge for neurite regrowth145
poly(ethylene glycol) + hyaluronan interpolymer complex HA-DTPH-PEGDA 3D growth matrix146
poly(ethylene glycol)/polyacrylic acid/agarose layer PEG/PAA/agarose multilayer scaffold for BDNF controlled drug delivery147
poly(ethylene glycol) + polylysine copolymer PEG/PLL cell growth matrix141
poly(ethylene glycol) + polypeptides copolymer PEG/peptide 3D growth matrix148
polylactide-co-glycolic acid + dex-lactate interpolymer complex DP,DS controlled protein release149
tetronic + lactide + heparin copolymer TL bridge, with antiinflammatory agents, for axonal regeneration150