Journal ArticleDOI
Hydrogel Nanoparticles in Drug Delivery
Reads0
Chats0
TLDR
Hydrogel nanoparticles have gained considerable attention in recent years as one of the most promising nanoparticulate drug delivery systems owing to their unique potentials via combining the characteristics of a hydrogel system with a nanoparticle, each with its own advantages and drawbacks.About:
This article is published in Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews.The article was published on 2008-12-14. It has received 1704 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Nanogel & Drug carrier.read more
Citations
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
Simple Radical Polymerization of Poly(Alginate-Graft-N-Isopropylacrylamide) Injectable Thermoresponsive Hydrogel with the Potential for Localized and Sustained Delivery of Stem Cells and Bioactive Molecules
Sreekanth Pentlavalli,Philip Chambers,Binulal N. Sathy,Binulal N. Sathy,Michelle O'Doherty,Marine Chalanqui,Daniel J. Kelly,Tammy Haut-Donahue,Helen O. McCarthy,Nicholas Dunne +9 more
TL;DR: The results of this study indicate that the newly synthesized P(Alg-g-NIPAAm) hydrogel has potential to serve as a versatile and improved injectable platform for drug delivery and bone tissue engineering applications.
Journal ArticleDOI
Hollow poly(N‐isopropylacrylamide)‐co‐poly(acrylic acid) microgels with high loading capacity for drugs
TL;DR: In vitro cell experiments, the drug-loaded microgels can be taken up by LoVo cells and release their payload in cell cytoplasm without loss of drug efficacy, indicating that PNIPAm-co-PAA microgelt might be a potential drug delivery carriers especially for water-soluble or polypeptide drugs.
Journal ArticleDOI
A novel dual-structure, self-healable, polysaccharide based hybrid nanogel for biomedical uses
TL;DR: A new unique dual-structure hydrogel composed of nanostructures of amphiphilic chitosan dispersed in a sodium alginate matrix (SAL) is presented, which has not been previously reported.
Journal ArticleDOI
Controlled drug delivery from mesoporous silica using a pH-response release system
TL;DR: A method for functionalizing the surface of the porous silica nanoparticles in a well-defined manner is described for controlled release of a model drug under acidic pH conditions.
Journal ArticleDOI
Thermoplastic Vinyl Polymers: From Macro to Nanostructure
TL;DR: In this article, a structural overview of synthetic thermoplastic polymers and their physicochemical characteristics, structure-property relationships, applications, and limitations are discussed. But, the authors do not provide a thorough overview of the synthetic vinyl polymer classes available.
References
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
Hydrogels for biomedical applications.
TL;DR: The composition and synthesis of hydrogels, the character of their absorbed water, and permeation of solutes within their swollen matrices are reviewed to identify the most important properties relevant to their biomedical applications.
Journal ArticleDOI
Environment-sensitive hydrogels for drug delivery
Yong Qiu,Kinam Park +1 more
TL;DR: Development of environmentally sensitive hydrogels with a wide array of desirable properties can be made is a formidable challenge, however, if the achievements of the past can be extrapolated into the future, it is highly likely that responsive hydrogelWith such properties can been made.
Journal ArticleDOI
Hydrogels in pharmaceutical formulations.
TL;DR: The aim of this article is to present a concise review on the applications of hydrogels in the pharmaceutical field, hydrogel characterization and analysis of drug release from such devices.
Journal Article
Long-Circulating and Target-Specific Nanoparticles: Theory to Practice
TL;DR: The surface mechanisms, which affords red blood cells long-circulatory lives and the ability of specific microorganisms to evade macrophage recognition, are explored and the rational approaches in the design as well as the biological performance of such constructs are assessed.