[HTML][HTML] PLGA-based composites for various biomedical applications

CV Rocha, V Gonçalves, MC da Silva… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Polymeric materials have been extensively explored in the field of nanomedicine; within
them, poly lactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA) holds a prominent position in micro-and …

Degradable controlled-release polymers and polymeric nanoparticles: mechanisms of controlling drug release

N Kamaly, B Yameen, J Wu, OC Farokhzad - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
The development of biodegradable polymers represents a revolution in medicine spanning
over 50 years and leading to significant biotechnological advancements in drug delivery …

Hydrogels in a historical perspective: From simple networks to smart materials

SJ Buwalda, KWM Boere, PJ Dijkstra, J Feijen… - Journal of controlled …, 2014 - Elsevier
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 …

Functionalizing PLGA and PLGA derivatives for drug delivery and tissue regeneration applications

C Martins, F Sousa, F Araujo… - Advanced healthcare …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Poly (lactic‐co‐glycolic) acid (PLGA) is one of the most versatile biomedical
polymers, already approved by regulatory authorities to be used in human research and …

Poly Lactic-co-Glycolic Acid (PLGA) as Biodegradable Controlled Drug Delivery Carrier

HK Makadia, SJ Siegel - Polymers, 2011 - mdpi.com
In past two decades poly lactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA) has been among the most attractive
polymeric candidates used to fabricate devices for drug delivery and tissue engineering …

In situ-forming injectable hydrogels for regenerative medicine

JA Yang, J Yeom, BW Hwang, AS Hoffman… - Progress in polymer …, 2014 - Elsevier
Regenerative medicine involves interdisciplinary biomimetic approaches for cell therapy
and tissue regeneration, employing the triad of cells, signals, and/or scaffolds. Remarkably …

Injectable and biodegradable hydrogels: gelation, biodegradation and biomedical applications

Y Li, J Rodrigues, H Tomás - Chemical Society Reviews, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Injectable hydrogels with biodegradability have in situ formability which in vitro/in vivo allows
an effective and homogeneous encapsulation of drugs/cells, and convenient in vivo surgical …

(Macro) molecular self-assembly for hydrogel drug delivery

MJ Webber, ET Pashuck - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Hydrogels prepared via self-assembly offer scalable and tunable platforms for drug delivery
applications. Molecular-scale self-assembly leverages an interplay of attractive and …

Hydrogels for protein delivery

T Vermonden, R Censi, WE Hennink - Chemical reviews, 2012 - ACS Publications
Importantly, with the advent of hybridoma and recombinant DNA technologies, the limitations
associated with the extraction and purification of pharmaceutical proteins from animal …

Responsive polymers in controlled drug delivery

AK Bajpai, SK Shukla, S Bhanu, S Kankane - Progress in Polymer Science, 2008 - Elsevier
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 …