Expandable Drug Delivery Systems Based on Shape Memory Polymers: Impact of Film Coating on Mechanical Properties and Release and Recovery Performance

• Main Authors: Marco Uboldi (Author), Chiara Pasini (Author), Stefano Pandini (Author), Francesco Baldi (Author), Francesco Briatico-Vangosa (Author), Nicoletta Inverardi (Author), Alessandra Maroni (Author), Saliha Moutaharrik (Author), Alice Melocchi (Author), Andrea Gazzaniga (Author), Lucia Zema (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Retentive drug delivery systems (DDSs) are intended for prolonged residence and release inside hollow muscular organs, to achieve either local or systemic therapeutic goals. Recently, formulations based on shape memory polymers (SMPs) have gained attention in view of their special ability to recover...