Intelligent Hydrogels for Drug Delivery System

Title: Intelligent Hydrogels for Drug Delivery System

Volume: 5 Issue: 3

Author(s): Liumin He, Qinhua Zuo, Shasha Xie, Yuexin Huang and Wei Xue

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Keywords: Drug delivery, hydrogel, intelligent, patents, stimuli-responsive properties, Temperature-Sensitive Hydrogels, pH-Sensitive Hydrogels, Electric Signal-Sensitive Hydrogels, Light-Sensitive Hydrogels, Pressure-Sensitive Hydrogels

Abstract: Intelligent hydrogel, also known as smart hydrogels, are materials with great potential for development in drug delivery system. Intelligent hydrogel also has the ability to perceive as a signal structure change and stimulation. The review introduces the temperature-, pH-, electric signal-, biochemical molecule-, light- and pressure- sensitive hydrogels. Finally, we described the application of intelligent hydrogel in drug delivery system and the recent patents involved for hydrogel in drug delivery.

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He Liumin, Zuo Qinhua, Xie Shasha, Huang Yuexin and Xue Wei, Intelligent Hydrogels for Drug Delivery System, Recent Patents on Drug Delivery & Formulation 2011; 5 (3) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/187221111797200533