Flare-responsive hydrogel developed to treat arthritis

arthritis 關節炎

Harvard University

The new hydrogel is designed to respond during arthritis flares, releasing the drug as symptoms worsen.

Flare-responsive hydrogel developed to treat arthritis

To better manage inflammatory arthritis, bioengineers and physicians have developed a delivery system for getting anti-inflammatory therapies to the sites where they are needed most.

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hydrogel - 水凝膠

Self-healing hydrogels - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-healing_hydrogels

A hydrogel is a macromolecular polymer gel constructed of a network of crosslinked polymer chains.Hydrogels are synthesized from hydrophilic monomers by either chain or step growth, along with a functional crosslinker to promote network formation.