Med-Tech Innovation Materials
Biomodelling Using HYDROGELS
Austin Coffey, Philip Walsh, Niall Murphy and Sian Hanley of the Convergent Technologies Research Group at Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) have engineered a class of hydrophilic materials with uncommon physical and mechanical properties. Here, their use is assessed for the fabrication of vascular tissue in cardiovascular simulation, but their potential is infinite.
ydrogels possess a combination of distinctive properties, among them super-absorbency, flexibility and biocompatibility, which makes them ideal for a plethora of biomedical applications. Commonly found in soft contact lenses,
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the use of hydrogels in the biomedical sphere has expanded in recent years to include so-called smart bandages, novel drug delivery devices, tissue scaffolds and anti-bacterial agents. Structurally, the material consists of porous, insoluble,
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