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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.
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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.

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Carbon dots-incorporated pH-responsive agarose-PVA hydrogel nanocomposites for the controlled release of norfloxacin drug

TL;DR: The possibility of carbon dots (CDs)-incorporated hydrogel nanocomposites was investigated for the drug release study to investigate the in vitro release behavior at two different pH levels.
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Toward mucoadhesive hydrogel formulations for the management of xerostomia: the physicochemical, biological, and pharmacological considerations.

TL;DR: The requirements for the design of hydrogel formulations with an affinity for buccal cells are considered and methods for evaluating the performance of these formulations as treatments for the management of xerostomia are described.
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Nanotechnological Applications in Food Packaging, Sensors and Bioactive Delivery Systems

TL;DR: Nanocomposites as high barrier packaging material, nano-sensors to achieve safer foods with lower incidence of chemical contaminants or adulterants or pathogenic microorganisms, and nanoencapsulation strategies as innovative delivery systems of bioactive compounds are described.
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A study on size effect of carboxymethyl starch nanogel crosslinked by electron beam radiation

TL;DR: The formation of carboxymethyl starch (CMS) nanogel with 50nm less particle size was carried out through a radiation crosslinked process on the electron beam (EB) linear accelerator as mentioned in this paper.
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Effect of the preparation method on the drug loading of alginate-chitosan microspheres

TL;DR: In this paper, a novel and facile water-in-oil emulsion method for the ALG-CHI polyelectrolyte complexes was discussed, which produced improved morphology and enhanced drug loading in comparison with the aqueous medium method.
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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.
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Environment-sensitive hydrogels for drug delivery

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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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.
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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.
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