Abstract
AbstractHydrogels are cross-linked networks of macromolecular compounds characterized by high water absorption capacity. Such materials find a wide range of biomedical applications. Several polymeric hydrogels can also be used in cosmetics. Herein, the structure, properties and selected applications of hydrogels in cosmetics are discussed in general. Detailed examples from scientific literature are also shown. In this review paper, most common biopolymers used in cosmetics are presented in detail together with issues related to skin treatment and hair conditioning. Hydrogels based on collagen, chitosan, hyaluronic acid, and other polysaccharides have been characterized. New trends in the preparation of hydrogels based on biopolymer blends as well as bigels have been shown. Moreover, biopolymer hydrogels employment in encapsulation has been mentioned.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Biomedical Engineering,Biomaterials,Bioengineering,Biophysics
Reference140 articles.
1. Schueller R, Romanowski P. Conditioning agents for hair and skin. New York – Basel: Marcel Dekker Inc; 1999.
2. https://ec.europa.eu/health/sites/health/files/endocrine_disruptors/docs/cosmetic_1223_2009_regulation_en.pdf (accessed 18.11.2019).
3. Schueller R, Romanowski P. Multifunctional cosmetics. New York – Basel: Marcel Dekker Inc; 2001.
4. Peppas NA, Bures P, Leobandung W, Ichikawa H. Hydrogels in pharmaceutical formulations. Eur J Pharm Biopharm. 2000;50:27–46.
5. Kim SJ, Park SJ, Kim SI. Swelling behavior of interpenetrating polymer network hydrogels composed of poly (vinyl alcohol) and chitosan. React Funct Polym. 2003;55:53–59.
Cited by
200 articles.
订阅此论文施引文献
订阅此论文施引文献，注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献，订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献