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Adopted name Transmissibility level (Dk x10-11) Water content Chemical composition I non-ionic low water content: galyfilcon A 60 47% – lotrafilcon A 140 24% DMA, siloxane, TRIS: lotrafilcon B 110 33% polymacon: 7.5 36% HEMA: tetrafilcon 9.0 43.5% HEMA, MMA, NVP: II non-ionic high water content: alphafilcon A 22.9 66% HEMA, NVP: hilafilcon A ...
A hydrogel is a biphasic material, a mixture of porous and permeable solids and at least 10% of water or other interstitial fluid. [1] [2] The solid phase is a water insoluble three dimensional network of polymers, having absorbed a large amount of water or biological fluids.
Hydrogel dressing is a medical dressing based on hydrogels, three-dimensional hydrophilic structure. [1] The insoluble hydrophilic structures absorb polar wound exudates and allow oxygen diffusion at the wound bed to accelerate healing. [ 2 ]
Self-healing hydrogels are a specialized type of polymer hydrogel.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.
Specifically, hydrogels can be designed to release drugs or other agents in response to physical characteristics of the environment like temperature and pH. [12] The responsiveness of hydrogels is a result of their molecular structure and polymer networks. [12] Hydrogel nanoparticles have a promising future in the drug delivery field.
Hydrogel fiber is a hydrogel made into a fibrous state, where its width is significantly smaller than its length. The hydrogel's specific surface area at fibrous form is larger than that of the bulk hydrogel, and its mechanical properties also changed accordingly. As a result of these changes, hydrogel fiber has a faster matter exchange rate ...
Polymethylsiloxane polyhydrate (PMSPH), or methylsilicic acid hydrogel (brand name — Enterosgel), is an enterosorbent [1] used for binding and removing various toxic substances, infectious agents and metabolites from the gastrointestinal tract. It is available in the form of a homogeneous pasty mass of white or almost white colour, odorless ...
Gelesis100 is an oral superabsorbent hydrogel, which is produced from carboxymethylcellulose and citric acid. [1] [9] The cross-linked product forms a hydrophilic matrix, which absorbs water. [1] Taken in capsule form by mouth, [10] as Gelesis100 absorbs water, it expands in the stomach and small intestine.