Hydrogels as drug-delivery platforms: Physicochemical barriers and solutions

Therapeutic Delivery

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 775-786

  Alkayyali, Lamees B ^a   Abu Diak, Osama A ^a   Andrews, Gavin P ^a   Jones, David S ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; BUDESONIDE; DAUNORUBICIN; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL; INSULIN; MACROGOL; METRONIDAZOLE; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOPARTICLE; PACLITAXEL; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; POLYACRYLIC ACID; POLYELECTROLYTE; POLYGLUTAMIC ACID; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; POVIDONE; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

BIODEGRADABILITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE; CROSS LINKING; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG HALF LIFE; EXCIPIENT COMPATIBILITY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; HYDROGEN BOND; NONHUMAN; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; SUSTAINED DRUG RELEASE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 84861830210     PISSN: 20415990     EISSN: 20416008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4155/tde.12.48     Document Type: Review

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