Physical hydrogels with self-assembled nanostructures as drug delivery systems

Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1141-1159

  Tang, Yiqing ^a   Heaysman, Clare L ^a   Willis, Sean ^a   Lewis, Andrew L ^a  

^a BIOCOMPATIBLES UK LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crosslinking; Hydrogel; Nanostructure; PH sensitive; Physical hydrogel; Polyelectrolyte; Self assembly; Thermo sensitive

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMER; MACROGOL; NANOMATERIAL; POLY(2 METHACRYLOYLOXYETHYL PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE); POLY(N ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDE); POLYELECTROLYTE; POLYMER; POLYSACCHARIDE; SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CONTROLLED RELEASE FORMULATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG STABILITY; HEAT SENSITIVITY; HYDROGEL; HYDROGEN BOND; HYDROPHOBIC INTERACTION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICELLE; POLYMERIZATION; REVIEW; STATIC ELECTRICITY; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY; THERMOSENSITIVE GENIC MALE STERILITY;

ANIMALS; DRUG COMPOUNDING; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HUMANS; HYDROGELS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 80052093088     PISSN: 17425247     EISSN: 17447593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/17425247.2011.588205     Document Type: Review

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