Triggerable tough hydrogels for gastric resident dosage forms

The use of drug delivery systems for the gastrointestinal tract has been faced with a number of drawbacks related to their prolonged use. Here, the authors develop a drug-loaded hydrogel with high strength to withstand long-term gastrointestinal motility and can be triggered to dissolve on demand.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jinyao Liu, Yan Pang, Shiyi Zhang, Cody Cleveland, Xiaolei Yin, Lucas Booth, Jiaqi Lin, Young-Ah Lucy Lee, Hormoz Mazdiyasni, Sarah Saxton, Ameya R. Kirtane, Thomas von Erlach, Jaimie Rogner, Robert Langer, Giovanni Traverso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00144-z