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This review explores electroactive polysaccharide-based hydrogels for biomedical uses. These materials offer tunable properties for advanced applications in tissue engineering, electronics, and drug delivery.

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  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Materials Science
  • Polymer Chemistry

Background:

  • Polysaccharides (PSAs) are abundant natural polymers with diverse roles, including in food, materials, and energy storage.
  • PSA-based hydrogels are widely explored for biomedical applications due to their versatility and biocompatibility.
  • Electroactive hydrogels, responsive to electrical stimuli, present unique opportunities for advanced biomedical devices.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review and classify polysaccharide-based electroactive hydrogels.
  • To discuss the structure, properties, and biomedical applications of these advanced hydrogels.
  • To highlight their potential in tissue engineering, flexible electronics, and drug delivery.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review and classification of polysaccharide-based electroactive hydrogels.
  • Analysis of the structure-property relationships of key materials (agarose, alginate, chitosan, cellulose, dextran).
  • Discussion of their performance in specific biomedical applications.

Main Results:

  • Identified key polysaccharide-based electroactive hydrogels with significant biomedical potential.
  • Detailed the structure and properties that enable electroactivity and specific functionalities.
  • Demonstrated successful applications in tissue engineering, flexible electronics, and controlled drug release.

Conclusions:

  • Polysaccharide-based electroactive hydrogels offer a promising platform for balancing simplicity and complexity in biomedical engineering.
  • These materials exhibit tunable properties suitable for sophisticated applications like stimulus-responsive drug delivery and cell fate determination.
  • Further research into these hydrogels will advance tissue regeneration, wearable electronics, and targeted therapies.