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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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Supramolecular self-assemblies as functional nanomaterials
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Biopolymer-based nanoparticles for drug/gene delivery and tissue engineering.
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A Review of Curcumin and Its Derivatives as Anticancer Agents.
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Nanotechnology in therapeutics: a focus on nanoparticles as a drug delivery system.
Suwussa Bamrungsap,Zilong Zhao,Zilong Zhao,Tao Chen,Lin Wang,Chun Mei Li,Ting Fu,Weihong Tan +7 more
TL;DR: Recent developments in the use of nanoparticles as drug delivery systems to treat a wide variety of diseases are reviewed and challenges and future nanotechnology strategies to overcome limitations are introduced.
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A functional chitosan-based hydrogel as a wound dressing and drug delivery system in the treatment of wound healing
He Liu,Chenyu Wang,Chenyu Wang,Chen Li,Yanguo Qin,Zhonghan Wang,Fan Yang,Zuhao Li,Jincheng Wang +8 more
TL;DR: The unique biological properties of a chitosan-based hydrogel enable it to serve as both a wound dressing and as a drug delivery system (DDS) to deliver antibacterial agents, growth factors, stem cells and so on, which could further accelerate wound healing.
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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.
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Long-Circulating and Target-Specific Nanoparticles: Theory to Practice
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