Table 7.
Categories | Structural Components |
Functional Components | Bioactivities | Other Features & Responsiveness |
Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
High mechanical properties | CMC Waterborne polyurethane—gelatine hydrolysate |
-- | Antibacterial | High mechanical strength Thermal stability |
[348] |
High mechanical properties | CS Poly (acrylamide) |
Carbon nanotubes VEGF |
Anti-inflammatory Promotes tissue regeneration | Double-network hydrogels High mechanical strength |
[349] |
Self-healing | Alginate Guar Gum |
GA | Promotes tissue regeneration | Thermal stability High mechanical strength |
[350] |
Smart hydrogels | CS | Naproxen | In vivo anti-adhesion Analgesic | Thermosensitive Low side effects |
[351] |
Smart hydrogels | CS Methylenebisacrylamide | Red cabbage extract Curcumin |
Not tested | pH-sensitive Dynamic monitoring of wound pH to assess wound recovery status by colourimetry Efficient drug delivery |
[352] |
Smart hydrogels | Dodecyl modified CS | Photothermolysis Ciprofloxacin | Strong, artificially controlled sterilisation Anti-inflammatory Antioxidants |
Photosensitive Adherence Injectable |
[353] |
Injectable hydrogels | CMC Chondroitin oxide sulphate |
Chondroitin oxide sulphate | Antibacterial Haemostatic |
Longer gelation time Low cytotoxicity Self-healing |
[291] |
Injectable hydrogels | CS Oxidized konjac glucomannan |
Ag NPs | Antibacterial | Self-adaptive Self-healing Adhesive |
[354] |
Injectable hydrogels | CS | bFGF Ag(crosslinked) | Antibacterial Anti-inflammatory Promotes tissue regeneration |
Low cytotoxicity Promotes polarization of M2 macrophages |
[355] |
Injectable hydrogels | CS Bacterial cellulose |
-- | Antibacterial | Self-healing Enhanced mechanical properties |
[356] |
Injectable hydrogels | Alginate PVA |
CaSO4 | Promotes tissue regeneration | Effective drug delivery High mechanical strength |
[357] |
Mussel-inspired | CS Silk cellulose |
Tannic acid (crosslinked) | Haemostasis | Strong wet tissue adhesion High mechanical strength |
[241] |
Mussel-inspired | CS Silk cellulose Dopamine reduced graphene oxide |
Dopamine reduced graphene oxide | Antioxidant Promotes tissue regeneration |
Strong wet tissue adhesion High mechanical strength Conductivity |
[358] |
Mussel-inspired | CS Gelatin graft-dopamine |
Polydopamine-coated carbon nanotubes | Antibacterial Antioxidant Haemostasis Promotes tissue regeneration |
Strong wet tissue adhesion High mechanical strength Conductivity Self-healing |
[359] |
Mussel-inspired | Alginate | Dopamine | Antibacterial | Strong wet tissue adhesion High mechanical strength |
[360] |
Mussel-inspired | Alginate nHA/PLGA-Dex |
Schiff base | Promotes tissue regeneration Haemostatic |
Strong wet tissue adhesion High mechanical strength |
[361] |