• [Review]
  • Zn2+-releasingBioactive Hydrogels for Endogenous Tissue Regeneration

  • Yeonjeong Kim* and Kyung Min Park*, **,†

  • *Department of Bioengineering and Nano-Bioengineering, Incheon National University,
    Incheon 22012, Korea
    **Research Center for Bio Materials & Process Development, Incheon National University,
    Incheon 22012, Korea

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This Article

  • 2025; 49(4): 387-394

    Published online Jul 25, 2025

  • 10.7317/pk.2025.49.4.387
  • Received on Jan 30, 2025
  • Revised on Feb 27, 2025
  • Accepted on Feb 27, 2025

Correspondence to

  • Kyung Min Park

  • *Department of Bioengineering and Nano-Bioengineering, Incheon National University,
    Incheon 22012, Korea
    **Research Center for Bio Materials & Process Development, Incheon National University,
    Incheon 22012, Korea

  • E-mail: kmpark@inu.ac.kr