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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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The use of nanotechnology in cardiovascular disease
TL;DR: This review will explore for potential solutions to the limited pharmacological therapies currently on the market and the future that lies ahead for the place of nanotechnology within cardiovascular medicine.
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Contraction-type glucose-sensitive microgel functionalized with a 2-substituted phenylboronic acid ligand
TL;DR: A new contraction-type glucose-sensitive microgel, which contracts instead of expanding in the presence of glucose, was synthesized and is expected to find applications in self-regulated insulin release and glucose sensing.
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Ocular drug delivery - a look towards nanobioadhesives.
TL;DR: A concerted effort was made to review critically all ‘nanobioadhesives’, that is, nanosystems designed for ocular drug delivery with the goal of attaining prolonged ocular retention, in a systematic, chronological manner, from their reported point of inception to the present.
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Gadolinium-Loaded Poly(N-vinylcaprolactam) Nanogels: Synthesis, Characterization, and Application for Enhanced Tumor MR Imaging
Wenjie Sun,Sabrina Thies,Jiulong Zhang,Chen Peng,Guangyu Tang,Mingwu Shen,Andrij Pich,Xiangyang Shi +7 more
TL;DR: The study suggests that the developed PVCL-Gd NGs could be applied as a promising contrast agent for T1-weighted MR imaging of diverse biosystems.
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PVA-PEG physically cross-linked hydrogel film as a wound dressing: experimental design and optimization
TL;DR: The developed optimized PVA/PEG hydrogel using freeze–thaw method was swellable, elastic, safe, and it can be considered as a promising new wound dressing formulation.
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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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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.