Table 2 Iron-based hydrogels for other biological application
From: Enhanced postoperative cancer therapy by iron-based hydrogels
Host material | Existence | Function | Indication | Treatment strategy | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tunicate-inspired gelatin-based hydrogel | Fe3+ | tuning gelation time; rheological property and self-healing ability by adjusting the composition | diabetes wounds | wound healing in a diabetes | [88] |
Oxidized sodium hyaluronic acid (HA-CHO) and hydrazided hyaluronic acid (HHA)) | Fe3+ | enhancing the cohesion and interface adhesion; providing mechanical support and promoting angiogenesis | myocardial infarction | treating myocardial infarction | [90] |
Poly (vinyl alcohol), nano-hydroxyapatite) | Fe2O3 | promoting the proliferation and differentiation of bone mesenchymal stem cells; stimulating chondrocyte-related gene expression | cartilage tissue engineering | cartilage regeneration | [91] |
Chitosan/PEG hydrogel | Fe3O4 | increasing the temperature under the AMF | bone regeneration | MHT | [93] |
Gelatin methacrylate /oxidized hyaluronic acid /galactosylated chitosan | Fe3+ | controlling the release of IGF-2; promoting hepatocytes regeneration | hepatocytes repairing | Liver regeneration; artificial livers for drug screening | [92] |
Vancomycin-agarose-ferric tannate hydrogel | Fe3+ | generating local hyperthermia; promoting the spatiotemporal release of antibiotics | wound disinfection | PTT | [94] |
Gelatin/Fe3O4/celecoxib | Fe3O4 | accelerating the release of celecoxib; increasing the temperature | tendon tissue injury | MHT-Chemotherapy | [95] |