Abstract
Molecular hydrogels have been widely explored in various biomedical applications, such as cell culture, tissue engineering and drug delivery. Peptide-based hydrogel nanoparticles represent a promising alternative to current drug delivery approaches and cell carriers for tissue engineering, due to their encapsulation stability, water solubility and biocompatibility. This review focuses on recent advances in the use of self-assembling peptide nanogels for applications in drug delivery. We firstly introduce a self-assembly mechanism for small molecules used in the peptide hydrogel, and then describe recent methods for controlling the assembly of molecular hydrogelations. A particular emphasis is placed on recent advances in the use of different types of peptide hydrogels as drug delivery carriers. Lastly, the current challenges and future perspectives for self-assembling peptide hydrogels in drug delivery applications are discussed.
Keywords: Self-assembly, peptide hydrogel, drug delivery, hydrogelator, biomaterials.
Current Pharmaceutical Design
Title:Self-Assembling Peptide Nanofibrous Hydrogel as a Versatile Drug Delivery Platform
Volume: 21 Issue: 29
Author(s): Zhiqiang Yu, Quan Xu, Chenbo Dong, Su Seong Lee, Liqian Gao, Yiwen Li, Mathew D'Ortenzio and Jun Wu
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Keywords: Self-assembly, peptide hydrogel, drug delivery, hydrogelator, biomaterials.
Abstract: Molecular hydrogels have been widely explored in various biomedical applications, such as cell culture, tissue engineering and drug delivery. Peptide-based hydrogel nanoparticles represent a promising alternative to current drug delivery approaches and cell carriers for tissue engineering, due to their encapsulation stability, water solubility and biocompatibility. This review focuses on recent advances in the use of self-assembling peptide nanogels for applications in drug delivery. We firstly introduce a self-assembly mechanism for small molecules used in the peptide hydrogel, and then describe recent methods for controlling the assembly of molecular hydrogelations. A particular emphasis is placed on recent advances in the use of different types of peptide hydrogels as drug delivery carriers. Lastly, the current challenges and future perspectives for self-assembling peptide hydrogels in drug delivery applications are discussed.
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Yu Zhiqiang, Xu Quan, Dong Chenbo, Lee Seong Su, Gao Liqian, Li Yiwen, D'Ortenzio Mathew and Wu Jun, Self-Assembling Peptide Nanofibrous Hydrogel as a Versatile Drug Delivery Platform, Current Pharmaceutical Design 2015; 21 (29) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1381612821666150901104821
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1381612821666150901104821 |
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