Hydrogel

Table of Contents☰

About Hydrogels:

It is a three-dimensional network composed of hydrophobic polymers synthesized by crosslinking water-soluble polymers.
Hydrogels can retain a large quantity of water within their network without disturbing their original structure. This imparts flexibility and swelling properties to the hydrogel structures.
It is a “smart” material that can change its structure in response to its environment, such as the local temperature, pH, salt or water concentration.

What is SARS?

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a viral respiratory disease caused by the virus SARS-CoV-1.
It is an airborne virus and can spread through small droplets of saliva in a similar way to the cold and influenza.
It can also be spread indirectly via surfaces that have been touched by someone who is infected with the virus.
Symptoms of SARS include: Persistent, high fever, Chills, Headache, Body aches.
Treatment: There’s no established treatment specifically for SARS.

Q1: What is a polymer?

It is any of a class of natural or synthetic substances composed of very large molecules, called macromolecules, which are multiples of simpler chemical units called monomers.

News: Magic recipes to create hydrogels from viral protein fragments can improve drug delivery