How To Use Hydrogel In A Sentence
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The films are in a class of materials known as hydrogels, which are networks of polymers that swell in water.
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Typically, fiberlike molecules are added at this stage because they tangle together and give a hydrogel added support.
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They constructed a hydrogel in which they used the photodegradable molecule to tether a short sequence of amino acids to the polymer.
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Like hydrogels, hydrocolloids can absorb minimal to moderate amounts of drainage.
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Although dressings such as films, foams, hydrocolloids, hydrogels, collagen, and alginates, may be more expensive per dressing than gauze dressings, they are less expensive to use.
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Hydrogel can also be used to fill gaps in the tissue.
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Anseth and her colleagues described their photodegradable hydrogels in an April 2, 2009, article in
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Experiments show that matchstick-size slivers of hydrogel, the type of material used for soft contact lenses, can ooze along like snails, slither like snakes, and creep ahead like inchworms.
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Because they contain up to 95% water, hydrogels cannot absorb much exudate and should be reserved for dry wounds or wounds with minimal to moderate drainage.
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Like hydrogels, hydrocolloids can help a clean wound to granulate or epithelialize and encourage autolytic debridement in wounds with necrotic tissue.
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In addition, he says, the new hydrogels have well-ordered networks of pores on both the nanometer and micrometer scales.
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By incorporating specific peptide motifs into these hydrogels it is possible to create optimal chemical environments for axonal regeneration.
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To keep the wound moist, antimicrobial ointment can be applied to the wound or a hydrating topical dressing, such as a hydrogel, can be used.
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Hydrogels are usually clear or translucent in color and vary in viscosity or thickness.
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These charges cause attraction between neighbouring peptides and result in the formation a hydrogel that swells in the presence of water.
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The hydrogel, called polyacrylate, contracts by a factor of ten in all directions when an acid is added.
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Hydrogel contact lenses, for example, can be used for the controlled release of antibiotics to patients waiting for cataract surgery.
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The liquid hydrogel, based on a dendritic macromer, has optical properties similar to the cornea, the layer that covers the iris and pupil of the eye.
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The material, called a hydrogel, contains a polymer that senses and binds to glucose in bodily fluids.
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This absorptive layer is made of material other than an alginate, foam, hydrocolloid, or hydrogel.
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A new method was developed to analyze the mechano electrochemical response of hydrogel, an intelligent material.
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The word dendrite means fingers; the organic glue and the surfactant used to shape the Clay NanoSheets used in this hydrogel both have fingers that reach out and grab the nearby elements, holding it all together.
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When the PEO molecular weight increased, the gel fraction, the degree of swelling and the hardness of the PEO hydrogel films increased obviously as well.
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Employing a process called "electrophoresis," researchers who study DNA typically embed negatively charged DNA into a porous hydrogel.
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While printing the tissue, the printer can release 'hydrogel' to support the structure as it is built into three dimensions.
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Assorting, preparation and hot spotting study of hydrogel in presence were reviewed. Future development were prospected.
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The injectable hydrogels potentially applied in tissue repair are also introduced.
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Greatly miniaturized robots made of hydrogel might someday shimmy across the surfaces of microchips, acting as tiny delivery carts or movable barriers.
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Results All the symptoms disappeared completely and the effect were satisfaction aftermovement of polyacrylamide hydrogel.
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In addition, he says, the new hydrogels have well-ordered networks of pores on both the nanometer and micrometer scales.
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Nappies are filled with a hydrogel, which is extremely absorbent and expands in contact with water.
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Estroff and graduate student Hanying Li grew samples of calcite in a hydrogel called agarose -- a common dessert additive -- that mimics the way calcite grows in living things.
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It is made of hydrogel and a metal carbide and sticks to many surfaces.
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This absorptive layer is made of material other than an alginate, foam, hydrocolloid, or hydrogel.
