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Hydrogels that were developed to treat burns can safely be used to protect the nipples between feedings and allow the skin to heal once the baby is latching on correctly.
OUR BODIES, OURSELVES The Boston Women’s Health Book Collective 2005
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Hydrogels are three-dimensional cross-linked polymer networks that demonstrate physical characteristics very similar to those of natural tissue.
Nano Tech Wire 2010
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Hydrogels may one day serve as scaffolding for growing new tissue, as matrices for keeping drugs in their targeted area or as replacements for damaged cartilage.
Latest Science News Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, Articles and Book Reviews 2010
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Hydrogels may one day serve as scaffolding for growing new tissue, as matrices for keeping drugs in their targeted area or as replacements for damaged cartilage.
Latest Science News Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, Articles and Book Reviews 2010
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Hydrogels had previously not been really considered a viable alternative, because they're, well, gels.
Gizmodo 2010
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Figure 20: Hydrogels, Top 12 Countries, Usage Patterns (millions), 2008 - 2015 37
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Table 20: Hydrogels, Top 12 Countries, Usage Patterns (millions), 2000 - 2008 36
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Figure 20: Hydrogels, Top 12 Countries, Usage Patterns (millions), 2008 - 2015 37
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Hydrogels are liquid or semisolid materials composed ofa long-chain molecules cross-linked to one another to create many small empty spaces that can absorb water or other liquids like a sponge.
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Hydrogels, as seen in the photo, are polymer networks filled water.
Scientific Blogging 2009
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