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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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Hydrogel Biomaterials for Application in Ocular Drug Delivery.
Courtney R Lynch,Pierre P. D. Kondiah,Yahya E. Choonara,Lisa C. du Toit,Naseer Ally,Viness Pillay +5 more
TL;DR: This review focuses on the formulations which incorporate biopolymers, which have a number of benefits such as the fact that they are biodegradable, biocompatible, and non-cytotoxic.
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Cross-linked β-cyclodextrin and carboxymethyl cellulose hydrogels for controlled drug delivery of acyclovir
TL;DR: Cross-linked β-cyclodextrin and carboxymethyl cellulose hydrogels can be used as promising candidates for the design and development of controlled drug-delivery systems.
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BMHP1-Derived Self-Assembling Peptides: Hierarchically Assembled Structures with Self-Healing Propensity and Potential for Tissue Engineering Applications
Fabrizio Gelain,Diego Silva,Andrea Caprini,Francesca Taraballi,Antonino Natalello,Omar Villa,Ki Tae Nam,Ki Tae Nam,Ronald N. Zuckermann,Silvia Maria Doglia,Angelo L. Vescovi,Angelo L. Vescovi +11 more
TL;DR: A novel ensemble of SAPs, developed from the BMHP1 (BMHP1-SAPs), that spontaneously assemble into tabular fibers, twisted ribbons, tubes and hierarchical self-assembled sheets: organized structures in the nano- and microscale are described.
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Advanced drug delivery and targeting technologies for the ocular diseases.
TL;DR: Ocular targeted therapies using de novo technologies such as advanced stimuli-responsive nanomaterials, multimodal nanosystems (NSs)/nanoconjugates (NCs), biomacromolecualr scaffolds, and bioengineered cell therapies need to be further advanced to get better compliance and higher clinical impacts.
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Ecological Risk Assessment of Nano-enabled Pesticides: A Perspective on Problem Formulation
Glen W Walker,Rai S. Kookana,Natalie E. Smith,Melanie Kah,Casey L. Doolette,Philip T. Reeves,Wess Lovell,Darren J. Anderson,Terence W. Turney,Divina A. Navarro +9 more
TL;DR: A group drawn from regulatory agencies, academia, research, and the agrochemical industry offers a perspective on relevant considerations pertaining to the problem formulation phase of the ecological risk assessment of nano-enabled pesticides.
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