Junting Cui, Lan Liu, Beiyue Chen, Jiayi Hu, Mengyao Song, Hongliang Dai, Xingang Wang, Hongya Geng
Biofouling remains a persistent challenge within the domains of biomedicine, tissue engineering, marine industry, and membrane separation processes. Multifunctional hydrogels have garnered substantial attention due to their complex three-dimensional architecture, hydrophilicity, biocompatibility, and flexibility. These hydrogels have shown notable advances across various engineering disciplines. The antifouling efficacy of hydrogels typically covers a range of strategies to mitigate or inhibit the adhesion of particulate matter, biological entities, or extraneous pollutants onto their external or internal surfaces...
March 20, 2024: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules