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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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Covalently-crosslinked mucin biopolymer hydrogels for sustained drug delivery
TL;DR: The results of this study establish mucin as a readily-available, chemically-versatile, naturally-biocompatible alternative to complex multifunctional synthetic polymers as building blocks in the design of biomaterials for sustained drug delivery.
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Chitosan as a Natural Copolymer with Unique Properties for the Development of Hydrogels
TL;DR: This review aimed to study the structure as well as the function of chitosan and its hydrogel properties, the process which shows in swelling behavior.
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Alginate Nanoformulation: Influence of Process and Selected Variables
TL;DR: This review highlights the most used and recent manufacturing techniques of alginate-based nanoparticulate delivery system, including emulsification/gelation complexation, layer-by-layer, spray drying, electrospray and electrospinning methods.
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Preparation and characterization of alginate-PVA-based semi-IPN: controlled release pH-responsive composites
TL;DR: The fabrication of chemically cross-linked polyvinyl alcohol-graft-poly(acrylic acid)/sodium alginate hydrogel as a semi-interpenetrating polymer network (SIPN) significantly improved the surface morphology of SIPN hydrogels, which corresponds to their improved swelling ability and mechanical strength.
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Diatoms Green Nanotechnology for Biosilica-Based Drug Delivery Systems.
TL;DR: The functionalization strategies of diatom micro/nanoparticles for improving their biophysical properties, such as cellular internalization and drug loading/release kinetics, are described and hybrid diatom-based devices with advanced properties for theranostics and targeted or augmented drug delivery applications is discussed.
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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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