Functional Polymers for Controlled Drug Release

• Main Author: Spizzirri, Umile Gianfranco (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: Medicine; polyphenols; n/a; sphericity 4; injectable hydrogels; drug delivery; silk fibroin; retinol; "click" chemistry; amphiphilic copolymers; pellet diameter 2; lacritin; caffeic acid; alkyne-azide reaction; wound healing; polymer carriers; thermogravimetric analysis; lutein; nanofibers; ATRP; gene delivery; poly(ionic liquid)s; allantoin; micellar carriers; anticancer activity; crosslinking; HUVECs; natural polymers; sustained release; graft copolymers; crystallinity 3; equilibrium swelling ratio; contact lens; pinocembrin; bioconjugation; accumulative release; nanoporous silicon; synthetic polymers; pellets 1; self-assemblies; stimuli-responsive materials; protein therapeutics; sodium alginate; ?CD polymer; fast release 5; star polymers; extended release 6; controlled release; conjugates; polyvinyl alcohol; graft polymers; elastin-like polypeptide (ELPs)
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This Special Issue focuses on the synthesis and characterization of hydrogels specifically used as carriers of biological molecules for pharmaceutical and biomedical employments. Pharmaceutical applications of hydrophilic materials has emerged as one of the most significant trends in the area of nan...