Smart hydrogels for advanced drug delivery systems

A Bordbar-Khiabani, M Gasik - International Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Since the last few decades, the development of smart hydrogels, which can respond to
stimuli and adapt their responses based on external cues from their environments, has …

Hydrogel preparation methods and biomaterials for wound dressing

J Su, J Li, J Liang, K Zhang, J Li - Life, 2021 - mdpi.com
Wounds have become one of the causes of death worldwide. The metabolic disorder of the
wound microenvironment can lead to a series of serious symptoms, especially chronic …

Advanced stimuli-responsive membranes for smart separation

T Huang, Z Su, K Hou, J Zeng, H Zhou… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Membranes have been extensively studied and applied in various fields owing to their high
energy efficiency and small environmental impact. Further conferring membranes with …

Supramolecular luminescent sensors

TL Mako, JM Racicot, M Levine - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
There is great need for stand-alone luminescence-based chemosensors that exemplify
selectivity, sensitivity, and applicability and that overcome the challenges that arise from …

Biomaterials releasing drug responsively to promote wound healing via regulation of pathological microenvironment

H Li, B Li, D Lv, W Li, Y Lu, G Luo - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Wound healing is characterized by complex, orchestrated, spatiotemporal dynamic
processes. Recent findings demonstrated suitable local microenvironments were …

pH‐sensitive polymers: Classification and some fine potential applications

F Ofridam, M Tarhini, N Lebaz… - Polymers for …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Stimuli‐responsive materials in general and pH‐responsive polymers in particular have
gained increasing interest during the last two decades. Their unique properties, which arise …

Intelligent poly (l-histidine)-based nanovehicles for controlled drug delivery

Y Zhang, I Kim, Y Lu, Y Xu, DG Yu, W Song - Journal of Controlled Release, 2022 - Elsevier
Stimuli-responsive drug delivery systems based on polymeric nanovehicles are among the
most promising treatment regimens for malignant cancers. Such intelligent systems that …

Constructions and properties of physically cross-linked hydrogels based on natural polymers

J Yang, Y Chen, L Zhao, J Zhang, H Luo - Polymer Reviews, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The diverse structures and unique properties of hydrogels have attracted significant
attentions in recent years. Compared to chemically cross-linked hydrogels, natural polymer …

[HTML][HTML] Bigels as drug delivery systems: From their components to their applications

A Martín-Illana, F Notario-Pérez, R Cazorla-Luna… - Drug discovery today, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•Bigels are systems that usually result from mixing a hydrogel and an
organogel.•A hydrophilic biopolymer is commonly the structuring agent of the aqueous …

Recent development of pH-responsive polymers for cancer nanomedicine

H Tang, W Zhao, J Yu, Y Li, C Zhao - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
Cancer remains a leading cause of death worldwide with more than 10 million new cases
every year. Tumor-targeted nanomedicines have shown substantial improvements of the …