Although conventional chemotherapy has been successful to some extent, the main
drawbacks of chemotherapy are its poor bioavailability, high-dose requirements, adverse …

A number of stimuli-responsive-based hydrogels has been widely explored in biomedical
applications in the last few decades because of their excellent biodegradability and …

Highlights•Hydrogel-based drug delivery systems can be more efficacious than the systemic
therapies.•They provide a high concentration and a sustained release of the drugs at tumor …

Structured macroporous hydrogels that have controllable porosities on both the nanoscale
and the microscale offer both the swelling and interfacial properties of bulk hydrogels as well …

Materials which respond to biological cues are the subject of intense research interest due
to their possible application in smart drug delivery vehicles. In particular, novel polymers …

The past decade has seen a decided move from static and passive biomaterials to
biodegradable, dynamic, and stimuli responsive materials in the laboratory and the clinic …

Here, a spotlight is shown on aqueous microgel particles which exhibit a great potential for
various biomedical applications such as drug delivery, cell imaging, and tissue engineering …

Stimuli-responsive hydrogels are known as a new category of smart materials with
responsivity toward various stimulants. Controllable reversible bond dissociation and …

Polymeric carriers have emerged as major non-viral alternatives for gene delivery due to
their lower immunogenicity and pathogenicity. However, during intracellular delivery of …

We report on a novel type of triblock copolymer polymersomes with temperature-controlled
permeability within the physiologically relevant temperature range of 37–42° C for sustained …