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Design of Plant Oil-Based Cationic Hydrogels for Protein Encapsulation and Controlled Delivery

Jul 2026 · The Protein Journal · Vol 45, pp. 720 - 734 · 0 citations · 40 references
Medicine

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The results demonstrate that combining a renewable plant oil-derived monomer with a cationic component enables the fabrication of sustainable hydrogels with tunable physicochemical and biological properties, highlighting their potential for wound healing and localized protein delivery applications.

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