title: Hydrogels for tissue engineering and delivery of tissue-inducing substances.
abstract: This manuscript presents hydrogels (HGs) from a tissue engineering perspective being especially written for those who are approaching this field by offering a concise but inclusive review of hydrogel synthesis, properties, characterization methods, and applications.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento Farmaco Chimico Tecnologico, Università di Cagliari, Via Ospedale, 72, 09124 Cagliari, Italy. bbaroli@unica.it
authors.forename: Biancamaria
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Baroli
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003460:Crystallization; D006801:Humans; D020100:Hydrogels / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D023822:Tissue Engineering
chemical_list: D020100:Hydrogels