Hydrogel design strategies for drug delivery

CA Dreiss - Current opinion in colloid & interface science, 2020 - Elsevier
Hydrogels are water-swollen three-dimensional networks made of polymers, proteins, small
molecules or colloids. They constitute a versatile platform for drug delivery because of their …

Polymers exhibiting lower critical solution temperatures as a route to thermoreversible gelators for healthcare

MT Cook, P Haddow, SB Kirton… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The ability to trigger changes to material properties with external stimuli, so‐called “smart”
behavior, has enabled novel technologies for a wide range of healthcare applications …

Pharmaceutical applications of 3D printing

G Chen, Y Xu, PCL Kwok, L Kang - Additive Manufacturing, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Although 3D printing (3DP) has long been an integral part of industries such as
aviation and automotive, its use in healthcare, especially the pharmaceutical industry, is …

Nanogels as target drug delivery systems in cancer therapy: A review of the last decade

AA Attama, PO Nnamani, OB Onokala… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cancer is an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, irrespective of the level
of human development. Globally, it was estimated that there were 19.3 million new cases of …

Poly (caprolactone)-based coatings on 3D-printed biodegradable implants: a novel strategy to prolong delivery of hydrophilic drugs

SA Stewart, J Domínguez-Robles… - Molecular …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Implantable devices are versatile and promising drug delivery systems, and their
advantages are well established. Of these advantages, long-acting drug delivery is perhaps …

Versatility on demand–The case for semi-solid micro-extrusion in pharmaceutics

J Rahman, J Quodbach - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Since additive manufacturing of pharmaceuticals has been introduced as viable method to
produce individualized drug delivery systems with complex geometries and release profiles …

Nanogels as a versatile drug delivery system for brain cancer

B Stawicki, T Schacher, H Cho - Gels, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chemotherapy and radiation remain as mainstays in the treatment of a variety of cancers
globally, yet some therapies exhibit limited specificity and result in harsh side effects in …

[HTML][HTML] Recent progress of 4D printing in cancer therapeutics studies

A Chinnakorn, W Nuansing, M Bodaghi, B Rolfe… - SLAS technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Cancer is a critical cause of global human death. Not only are complex approaches to
cancer prognosis, accurate diagnosis, and efficient therapeutics concerned, but post …

Three-dimensional (3D) printing in cancer therapy and diagnostics: current status and future perspectives

AY Safhi - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Three-dimensional (3D) printing is a technique where the products are printed layer-by-layer
via a series of cross-sectional slices with the exact deposition of different cell types and …

Triblock copolymer bioinks in hydrogel three-dimensional printing for regenerative medicine: A focus on pluronic F127

RN Shamma, RH Sayed, H Madry… - … Engineering Part B …, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting is a novel technique applied to manufacture semisolid or
solid objects via deposition of successive thin layers. The widespread implementation of the …