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Tier 4 — Narrative / commentaryPeer-reviewed

Sustainable Hydrogels for Medical Applications: Biotechnological Innovations Supporting One Health.

Romano S, Yazdanpanah S, Petillo O, Conte R, Sepe F, Peluso G, Calarco A.

Gels · 2025

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Summary

This narrative review examines sustainable hydrogel technologies for medical applications, contextualising their development within a One Health framework that integrates human, animal, and environmental health. The authors appear to synthesise biotechnological innovations in hydrogel design whilst considering their broader ecological and health system implications. The paper likely positions sustainable hydrogels as a technology platform relevant to integrated health systems thinking rather than isolated medical innovation.

UK applicability

The relevance to UK farming and food systems is limited, though sustainable biomaterial development aligns with UK circular economy and net-zero policy objectives. Any hydrogel applications in food contact materials or agricultural biomedical devices would require evaluation against UK food safety and agricultural standards.

Key measures

Hydrogel material properties, biocompatibility, sustainability metrics, One Health alignment framework

Outcomes reported

The study likely reviews the development and application of sustainable hydrogels in medical contexts, examining their biotechnological innovations and alignment with One Health principles. The paper appears to assess how hydrogel technologies can support integrated human, animal, and environmental health outcomes.

Theme
General food systems / other
Subject
Sustainable biomaterials and integrated health systems
Study type
Narrative Review
Study design
Narrative review
Source type
Peer-reviewed study
Status
Published
System type
Human clinical
DOI
10.3390/gels11070559
Catalogue ID
NRmo3d4gae-07x

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