hydrogel
- noun
- /ˈhaɪdrəʊdʒɛl/
- Specialized
- Using a hydrogel in wound dressings can help maintain moisture and reduce infection risk.
- hydrogel dressing
- hydrogel beads
- new hydrogel
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- It's all the way from Japan, I believe, and it is the hydrogel therapy patch.
- Now what I have here, my eyes are the Peter Thomas Roth Hyaluronic Cloud Hydrogel eye patches.
- We've got like a de clogging peel off mask, lip mask, hydrogel, eye patches.
- And then I have this Catrice Cosmetics Joker hydrogel lip patches, which is like hydrate your lips.
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Hydrogels constitute a recent hot topic for gene delivery, especially in cases involving stem cells.
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Similar release rates were seen with the hydrogel loaded with anti-VEGF aptamer.
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But by combining these two, we created a hybrid hydrogel that we call tough hydrogel.
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It's all the way from Japan, I believe, and it is the hydrogel therapy patch.
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Researchers say they built these miniature bio-bots using only hydrogel, heart cells, and a 3-D printer.
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Porcine small intestinal submucosa, with the look and feel of parchment paper, is applied to the wound, covered with a hydrogel and protective dressing.
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Motivated by the problems in her drought-ravaged corner of Texas, Megan examined whether adding superabsorbent hydrogels to soil could retain rainwater for use when needed.
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In June, at the annual meeting of the Controlled Release Society in Honolulu, the University of Texas team discussed the feasibility of the hydrogels as oral delivery carriers for peptide and protein drugs that are susceptible to damage from enzymes and acids of the stomach.
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The doctors used a hydrogel to help promote healing in the patient's skin grafts.
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In scientific research, the hydrogel served as an effective medium for growing cells in the laboratory.
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Etymology
Hydrogel comes from hydro- meaning 'water' and -gel meaning 'jelly' or a soft solid. So a hydrogel is like a 'water jelly' — a soft material that holds a lot of water, which explains its use in wound dressings and contact lenses.