Hydrogels loaded with different substances for treating heart failure: a promising therapy
Ran Meng, Weiqiang Xiao, Shisen Liang, Jiahui Shen, Hanlin Xu, Haojun Li, Xiaohong Xue, Mingqi Zheng, Xugang Wang, Mei Wei · 2026
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Ran Meng and coauthors review in 2026 hydrogel therapies that deliver healing cargo directly into heart muscle damaged by heart attack. About seven million heart attacks occur yearly, and surviving muscle often scars into heart failure that drugs and devices cannot reverse. Injectable gels suit the heart because they are water-rich, body-friendly, and can carry living cargo.
The review traces the path from blocked artery to scarred, failing heart, then compares gels loaded with drugs, bioactive molecules, cells, or exosomes. Each cargo class attacks a different step, from calming inflammation to growing vessels. The authors judge hydrogels a promising repair platform still proving itself clinically.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ran Meng, Weiqiang Xiao, Shisen Liang, Jiahui Shen, Hanlin Xu, Haojun Li, Xiaohong Xue, Mingqi Zheng, Xugang Wang, Mei Wei |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 87 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |