Versatile composite hydrogels for drug delivery and beyond

• Published in: Journal of materials chemistry. B, Materials for biology and medicine Vol. 8; no. 38; pp. 883 - 8837
• Main Authors: Chiang, Yi-Hua, Wu, Meng-Ju, Hsu, Wei-Chin, Hu, Teh-Min
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Royal Society of Chemistry 14.10.2020
• Subjects: absorption; Animals; Bovine serum albumin; Cattle; Composite materials; Doxorubicin - administration & dosage; Doxorubicin - chemistry; Drug delivery; Drug Delivery Systems; Drug Liberation; drugs; Drying oils; Fluorescein - administration & dosage; Fluorescein - chemistry; Hydrogels; Hydrogels - chemistry; Magnetic resonance spectroscopy; Methylene Blue - administration & dosage; Methylene Blue - chemistry; NMR; NMR spectroscopy; Nuclear magnetic resonance; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; oils; Organic solvents; phosphates; Porosity; Rhodamines - administration & dosage; Rhodamines - chemistry; Serum albumin; Serum Albumin, Bovine - chemistry; Silanes - chemistry; Siloxanes; Syringes

Hydrogels have extended applications across multiple fields. A novel hydrogel material is often evaluated for its properties and applications in either a wet or dry state, but not both. In this study, we investigated a protein-based, composite hydrogel system in both its wet and dry states. Bovine s...