To solve this problem, researchers designed a hydrogel coating using calcium alginate and chitosan, which is loaded with an anti-inflammatory drug called dexamethasone sodium phosphate.

The newly developed hydrogel precursor comprises alginate (natural polysaccharide derived from brown algae), RGD peptide-containing mussel adhesive protein, calcium ions, phosphonodiols ...

This cutting-edge nanocomposite hydrogel combines alginate, temperature-sensitive polymer poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM), and NIR-II-responsive carbon nanotubes (CNTs), where alginate and ...