A Micellar-Hydrogel Nanogrid from a UV Crosslinked Inulin Derivative for the Simultaneous Delivery of Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Drugs

• Main Authors: Delia Mandracchia (Author), Adriana Trapani (Author), Sara Perteghella (Author), Cinzia Di Franco (Author), Maria Luisa Torre (Author), Enrica Calleri (Author), Giuseppe Tripodo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Hydrogels are among the most common materials used in drug delivery, as polymeric micelles are too. They, preferentially, load hydrophilic and hydrophobic drugs, respectively. In this paper, we thought to combine the favorable behaviors of both hydrogels and polymeric micelles with the specific aim...