Gels in Medicine and Surgery: Current Trends and Future Perspectives

Gels. 2020 Dec 3;6(4):48. doi: 10.3390/gels6040048.

Luca Fiorillo^{1

2}, Giovanni Luca Romano³

¹ Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences, Morphological and Functional Images, School of Dentistry, University of Messina, Policlinico G. Martino, Via Consolare Valeria, 98100 Messina, Italy.
² Multidisciplinary Department of Medical-Surgical and Odontostomatological Specialties, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80121 Naples, Italy.
³ Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences (BIOMETEC), Section of Pharmacology, University of Catania, 95124 Catania, Italy.

Abstract

Gel is a two-phase elastic colloidal material, consisting of a dispersed liquid incorporated in the solid phase [...].