Nanocomposite Hydrogels: 3D Polymer-Nanoparticle Synergies for On-Demand Drug Delivery.

Sonia Merino; Cristina Martín; Kostas Kostarelos; Maurizio Prato; Ester Vázquez

doi:10.1021/acsnano.5b01433

Nanocomposite Hydrogels: 3D Polymer-Nanoparticle Synergies for On-Demand Drug Delivery.

Sonia Merino, Cristina Martín, Kostas Kostarelos, Maurizio Prato, Ester Vázquez

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Abstract

Considerable progress in the synthesis and technology of hydrogels makes these materials attractive structures for designing controlled-release drug delivery systems. In particular, this review highlights the latest advances in nanocomposite hydrogels as drug delivery vehicles. The inclusion/incorporation of nanoparticles in three-dimensional polymeric structures is an innovative means for obtaining multicomponent systems with diverse functionality within a hybrid hydrogel network. Nanoparticle-hydrogel combinations add synergistic benefits to the new 3D structures. Nanogels as carriers for cancer therapy and injectable gels with improved self-healing properties have also been described as new nanocomposite systems.

Original language	English
Journal	ACS Nano
Volume	9
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5b01433
Publication status	Published - 26 May 2015

Keywords

external field
hydrogel
nanocomposite
nanogel
nanoparticle
on-demand delivery
self-healing
stimuli-response

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