Biodegradable natural polymers have been investigated extensively as the best choice for
encapsulation and delivery of drugs. The research has attracted remarkable attention in the …

The sustained release of pharmaceutical substances remains the most convenient way of
drug delivery. Hence, a great variety of reports can be traced in the open literature …

Hydrogels, which are hydrophilic soft porous networks, are an important class of materials of
broad relevance to bioanalytical chemistry, soft‐robotics, drug delivery, and regenerative …

Over the past decades, significant progress has been made in the field of hydrogels as
functional biomaterials. Biomedical application of hydrogels was initially hindered by the …

Hydrogels prepared via self-assembly offer scalable and tunable platforms for drug delivery
applications. Molecular-scale self-assembly leverages an interplay of attractive and …

Biodegradable polymers have been widely used and have greatly promoted the
development of biomedical fields because of their biocompatibility and biodegradability. The …

Mixed thermoreversible gels were successfully fabricated by the addition of a
thermosensitive polymer, poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)(PNIPAM), to fibrillar nanostructures …

Every year, millions of patients suffer the loss or failure of an organ or tissue as a result of
accidents or disease. Over 8 million surgical procedures are performed to treat these …

Environmentally sensitive hydrogels have enormous potential in various applications. Some
environmental variables, such as low pH and elevated temperatures, are found in the body …

This article reviews the state-of-the art in responsive polymer systems for controlled drug
delivery applications. The paper describes different types of stimuli-sensitive systems and …