Smart Shear-Thinning Hydrogels as Injectable Drug Delivery Systems

In this study, we fabricated and characterized a smart shear-thinning hydrogel composed of gelatin and laponite for localized drug delivery. We added chitosan (Chi) and poly <i>N</i>-isopropylacrylamide-<i>co</i>-Acrylic acid (PNIPAM) particles to the shear-thinning gel to re...

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Main Authors: Sadaf Samimi Gharaie, Seyed Mohammad Hossein Dabiri, Mohsen Akbari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-11-01
Series:Polymers
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/10/12/1317