Smart thermoresponsive polymers have long attracted attention as materials of a great
potential for biomedical applications, mainly for drug delivery, tissue engineering and wound …

Hydrogels are 3D networks of polymer chains that are crosslinked via either physical or
chemical bonds. A strong repulsive force is generated among those abundant functional …

The aim of the current study was to prepare pH-sensitive chondroitin sulfate-co-poly (acrylic
acid) hydrogels (CSPAA-hydrogels) for controlled release of diclofenac sodium. CSPAA …

Nanostructured three-dimensional constructs combining layer-by-layer technology (LbL)
and template leaching were processed and evaluated as possible support structures for …

Mixtures of polymer (chondroitin sulfate) and monomer (AMPS) in the presence of co-
monomer (MBA) were employed for the production of hydrogels, with adjustable properties …

A thermo-sensitive comb-like copolymer was synthesized by grafting PNIPAAm-COOH with
a single carboxy end group onto aminated alginate (AAlg) through amide bond linkages. In …

In this study, thermosensitive poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)(PNIPAAm) was grafted onto
gelatin via atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). The chemical structure of PNIPAAm …

One of the most subtle problem in the characterization of thermoresponsive polymers is the
evaluation of the relationship between the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) of the …

The development of novel drug delivery systems is an essential step toward controlled site-
specific administration of therapeutics within the body. It is desirable for delivery vehicles to …

The present study is focused on the exploitation and conversion of sulphated
polysaccharides obtained from waste algal biomass into high value added material for …