REVIEW article
Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol.
Sec. Biomaterials
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2025.1673253
Hydrogels as a new platform of therapeutic systems in oncological treatment - use as a protective barrier and drug carriers
Provisionally accepted
- 1Gdanski Uniwersytet Medyczny, Gdańsk, Poland
- 2Copernicus Podmiot Leczniczy Sp zoo, Gdańsk, Poland
Select one of your emails
You have multiple emails registered with Frontiers:
Notify me on publication
Please enter your email address:
If you already have an account, please login
You don't have a Frontiers account ? You can register here
Hydrogels as three-dimensional polymer networks capable of reversibly absorbing water are of increasing interest among researchers. Hydrogels, especially those of natural origin such as alginate, chitosan, hyaluronic acid, peptide hydrogels, thanks to properties such as:such as biocompatibility, biodegradability, bioactivity, can serve as an effective protective barrier or drug carrier. Thanks to the possibility of their modification, they can be an innovative platform supporting anticancer treatment. The examples presented in this publication confirm that these products can increase the effectiveness of treatment and reduce the effects of side effects.
Keywords: Hydrogels, oncology, Alginate, Chitosan, Hyaluronic Acid, peptide hydrogels
Received: 25 Jul 2025; Accepted: 09 Sep 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Czerwiec, Szczecińska and Pikula. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Katarzyna Czerwiec, Gdanski Uniwersytet Medyczny, Gdańsk, Poland
Disclaimer: All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations, or those of the publisher, the editors and the reviewers. Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher.