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Visible Light-Curable Hydrogel Systems for Tissue Engineering and Drug Delivery

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Visible light-curable hydrogels have been investigated as tissue engineering scaffolds and drug delivery carriers due to their physicochemical and biological properties such as porosity, reservoirs for drugs/growth factors, and similarity to living tissue. The physical properties of hydrogels used in biomedical applications can be controlled by polymer concentration, cross-linking density, and light irradiation time. The aim of this review chapter is to outline the results of previous research on visible light-curable hydrogel systems. In the first section, we will introduce photo-initiators and mechanisms for visible light curing. In the next section, hydrogel applications as drug delivery carriers will be emphasized. Finally, cellular interactions and applications in tissue engineering will be discussed.

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Yang, D.H., Chun, H.J. (2020). Visible Light-Curable Hydrogel Systems for Tissue Engineering and Drug Delivery. In: Chun, H.J., Reis, R.L., Motta, A., Khang, G. (eds) Bioinspired Biomaterials. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 1249 . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3258-0_6

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