Rapid Self-Healing Gel; Used in Drug Delivery, Wound Healing, and Tissue Engineering
Self-healing materials, such as rapid self-healing gel, have an inherent ability to heal damage automatically without any external intervention. Rapid self-healing gels have extremely high hydrating ability due to which they exhibit sensitivity, elasticity, and permeability. Moreover, they can maintain their three-dimensional structure despite any environmental changes such as physical and mechanical damage. This in turn allows self-healing gel to mimic skin/flesh, and thus, provides opportunities for researchers to use these gels in cosmetology, drug delivery, wound healing, tissue engineering, and more. Rapid self-healing gels are widely used for wound healing applications due to their unique properties, such as high sensitivity, hydrophobic nature, and easy application. Wound healing is a process that involves the restoration of damaged tissues to their original state or to a more acceptable state following injury or surgery. Some self-healing gels help soothe the pain of minor