Hydrogels as drug delivery systems: A review of current characterization and evaluation techniques

M Vigata, C Meinert, DW Hutmacher, N Bock - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Owing to their tunable properties, controllable degradation, and ability to protect labile
drugs, hydrogels are increasingly investigated as local drug delivery systems. However, a …

Recent advances in various stimuli-responsive hydrogels: From synthetic designs to emerging healthcare applications

A Roy, K Manna, S Pal - Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
With the development of broad interest in the synthesis of unique stimuli-responsive
materials and their various healthcare applications, stimuli-responsive hydrogels have …

4D printed untethered milli-gripper fabricated using a biodegradable and biocompatible electro-and magneto-active hydrogel

S Jang, S Park - Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Recently, four-dimensional (4D) printed hydrogel soft robots have attracted
attention owing to their simple, repeatable, and accurate manufacturing. However, for …

Physicochemical Investigations of Chitosan-Based Hydrogels Containing Aloe Vera Designed for Biomedical Use

A Drabczyk, S Kudłacik-Kramarczyk, M Głąb… - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
In this work, synthesis and investigations on chitosan-based hydrogels modified with Aloe
vera juice are presented. These materials were synthesized by UV radiation. Investigations …

[HTML][HTML] Chitosan sulfate-lysozyme hybrid hydrogels as platforms with fine-tuned degradability and sustained inherent antibiotic and antioxidant activities

A Aguanell, ML Del Pozo, C Pérez-Martín… - Carbohydrate …, 2022 - Elsevier
The control of the properties and biological activities of chitosan-lysozyme hybrid hydrogels
to exploit their interesting biomedical applications depends largely on the chitosan …

In-vitro evaluation of the 5-fluorouracil loaded GQDs@ Bio-MOF capped with starch biopolymer for improved colon-specific delivery

Y Hassanpouraghdam, M Pooresmaeil… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Herein, for the first time, the photoluminescent graphene quantum dots@ Bio-metal organic
framework (GQDs@ Bio-MOF) nanohybrid was prepared. BET analysis obtained the …

[HTML][HTML] Drug delivery and in vitro biocompatibility studies of gelatin-nanocellulose smart hydrogels cross-linked with gamma radiation

WHW Ishak, NA Rosli, I Ahmad, S Ramli… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, pH-sensitive gelatin hydrogels reinforced with cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs)
from rice husk were fabricated by introducing gamma irradiation to induce green cross …

Synthesis and characterization of pH responsive alginate based-hydrogels as oral drug delivery carrier

P Ilgin, H Ozay, O Ozay - Journal of Polymer Research, 2020 - Springer
As pharmaceutical carrier materials having antibacterial and pH-sensitive properties,
hydrogels have great potential for clinical applications. Alginate based hydrogels were …

Redox-responsive carboxymethyl cellulose hydrogel for adsorption and controlled release of dye

Y Li, X Hou, Y Pan, L Wang, H **ao - European Polymer Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
The redox-responsive hydrogel as a carrier has been extensively explored for the
application associated with drug delivery and tissue engineering due to its super capacity …

Cellulose nanocrystal-stabilized Pickering emulsion gels as vehicles for follicular delivery of minoxidil

X Pang, S Han, K Zheng, L Jiang, J Wang… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Minoxidil (MXD) is the only topical over-the-counter medicine approved by the United States
Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of androgenetic alopecia. For the purpose of …