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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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Preparation of a Strong Gelatin-Short Linear Glucan Nanocomposite Hydrogel by an in Situ Self-Assembly Process.
TL;DR: An in situ self-assembly process for the preparation of gelatin-short linear glucan (SLG) nanocomposite hydrogels with enhanced mechanical strength and improved mechanical behavior is developed.
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Progress of polymer gels for conformance control in oilfield.
Wanli Kang,Xin Kang,Zeeshan Ali Lashari,Zhe Li,Bobo Zhou,Hongbin Yang,Bauyrzhan Sarsenbekuly,Saule Aidarova +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the polymer gel techniques from innovations to applications and discuss the related difficulties and future prospects of polymer gels, and provide a basis to develop polymer gel for future applications in oilfields to meet harsh reservoir conditions.
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Photochemical crosslinking of hyaluronic acid confined in nanoemulsions: towards nanogels with a controlled structure.
Lea Messager,Naïra Portecop,Emilie Hachet,Véronique Lapeyre,Isabelle Pignot-Paintrand,Bogdan Catargi,Rachel Auzély-Velty,Valérie Ravaine +7 more
TL;DR: It is shown that HA precursors with polymerizable methacrylate groups (HA-MA) were highly biocompatible, stable under storage and enzymatically biodegradable, which opens the route for their application as drug delivery systems.
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Molecular dynamics simulation study of chitosan and gemcitabine as a drug delivery system.
TL;DR: Using molecular dynamics simulation, biodegradable biopolymer chitosan as a carrier for the drug gemcitabine was investigated and the effect of three initial drug concentrations on its loading efficiency was studied.
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Freeze-dried cylinders carrying chitosan nanoparticles for vaginal peptide delivery
TL;DR: In vitro release studies showed the ability of the sponge-like systems and chitosan nanoparticles to deliver the mucoadhesive nanoparticles and peptide respectively, and CLSM micrographs proved the nanoparticles ability promoting the peptide penetration inside the vaginal mucosa.
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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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