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Hydrogel Nanoparticles in Drug Delivery
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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
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Targeted and imaging-guided in vivo photodynamic therapy for tumors using dual-function, aggregation-induced emission nanoparticles
Xianhe Sun,Abudureheman Zebibula,Xiaobiao Dong,Gonghui Li,Guanxin Zhang,Deqing Zhang,Jun Qian,Sailing He,Sailing He +8 more
TL;DR: In this article, a dual-function AIE nanoparticles capable of producing reactive oxygen species was used to implement targeted and imaging-guided in vivo photodynamic therapy (PDT) for cancer.
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Swelling of responsive-microgels: experiments versus models
TL;DR: In this article, the volume phase transition (VPT) of PNIPAM-PAAc IPN microgel at neutral conditions and in D2O solvents can be well described only considering a third-order approximation.
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A Combined Analytical-Numerical Investigation on Photosensitive Hydrogel Micro-Valves
TL;DR: In this paper, a photo-thermal sensitive (PTS) hydrogel was employed to construct a bio-compatible micro-valve, and the energy representation and governing equations of PTS hydrogels were investigated.
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Preparation of gum acacia-poly(acrylamide-IPN-acrylic acid) based nanocomposite hydrogels via polymerization methods for antimicrobial applications
Shikha Sharma,Karanpreet Virk,Kashma Sharma,Sunil Kumar Bose,Vijay Kumar,Vishal Sharma,Maria Letizia Focarete,Susheel Kalia +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, an interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) nanocomposite hydrogel based on gum acacia, acrylamide and acrylic acid Ga-cl-poly (AAm-IPN-AA) was synthesized by a two-step aqueous polymerization followed by a one-step impregnation of silver nanoparticles.
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Review on the advancements of magnetic gels: towards multifunctional magnetic liposome-hydrogel composites for biomedical applications.
TL;DR: Magnetic gels have been gaining great attention in nanomedicine, as they combine features of hydrogels and magnetic nanoparticles into a single system as mentioned in this paper, which leads to a more robust multifunctional system enabling more functions and spatiotemporal control required for biomedical applications.
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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.
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