Editing Gel (section)

=== Nanocomposite hydrogels ===
[[Nanocomposite hydrogels]]<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite journal | vauthors = Gaharwar AK, Peppas NA, Khademhosseini A | title = Nanocomposite hydrogels for biomedical applications | journal = Biotechnology and Bioengineering | volume = 111 | issue = 3 | pages = 441–53 | date = March 2014 | pmid = 24264728 | pmc = 3924876 | doi = 10.1002/bit.25160 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Carrow|first1=James K.|last2=Gaharwar|first2=Akhilesh K. | name-list-style = vanc |title=Bioinspired Polymeric Nanocomposites for Regenerative Medicine|journal=Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics|volume=216|issue=3|pages=248–264|date=November 2014|doi=10.1002/macp.201400427}}</ref> or hybrid hydrogels, are highly hydrated polymeric networks, either physically or covalently crosslinked with each other and/or with nanoparticles or nanostructures.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Kutvonen A, Rossi G, Puisto SR, Rostedt NK, Ala-Nissila T | s2cid = 26096794 | title = Influence of nanoparticle size, loading, and shape on the mechanical properties of polymer nanocomposites | journal = The Journal of Chemical Physics | volume = 137 | issue = 21 | pages = 214901 | date = December 2012 | pmid = 23231257 | doi = 10.1063/1.4767517 | arxiv = 1212.4335 | bibcode = 2012JChPh.137u4901K }}</ref> Nanocomposite hydrogels can mimic native tissue properties, structure and microenvironment due to their hydrated and interconnected porous structure. A wide range of nanoparticles, such as carbon-based, polymeric, ceramic, and metallic [[nanomaterials]] can be incorporated within the hydrogel structure to obtain nanocomposites with tailored functionality. Nanocomposite hydrogels can be engineered to possess superior physical, chemical, electrical, thermal, and biological properties.<ref name="ReferenceA"/><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Zaragoza J, Babhadiashar N, O'Brien V, Chang A, Blanco M, Zabalegui A, Lee H, Asuri P | display-authors = 6 | title = Experimental Investigation of Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Silica Nanoparticle-Reinforced Poly(acrylamide) Nanocomposite Hydrogels | journal = PLOS ONE | volume = 10 | issue = 8 | pages = e0136293 | date = 2015-08-24 | pmid = 26301505 | pmc = 4547727 | doi = 10.1371/journal.pone.0136293 | bibcode = 2015PLoSO..1036293Z | doi-access = free }}</ref>