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hydrogel
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hy·dro·gel (hdr-jl)
n.
A colloidal gel in which the particles are dispersed in water.

hydrogel,
a gel in which water is the dispersion medium.

hydrogel [hi´dro-jel]
a gel that contains water.

hydrogel
a gel that contains water.

hydrogel
Type of plastic material which contains water, and is commonly used in the manufacture of soft contact lenses, e.g. HEMA.

hydrogel
Wound care A polymer absorptive wound dressing. See Dressing.


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To make hydrogels you need something long and thin that will interact with copies of itself and form meshes, but is also water soluble.
INTRODUCTION Hydrogels are nowadays the focus of intensive investigations in biomedical and biotechnological areas of research due to their biocompatibility (1-6).
 
 
 
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