Lyotropic liquid crystal elastomers for drug delivery

• Published in: Colloids and surfaces, B, Biointerfaces Vol. 226; p. 113304
• Main Authors: Stepulane, Annija, Ahlgren, Kajsa, Rodriguez-Palomo, Adrian, Rajasekharan, Anand Kumar, Andersson, Martin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.06.2023
• Subjects: Drug-Delivery; Elastomers; Liquid Crystal Elastomers; Lyotropic Liquid Crystals; Polydimethylsiloxane; Polymer Blending; Triblock copolymer; Triblock copolymers; Polymer blending; Lyotropic liquid crystals; Triblock copolymer; Elastomers; Drug-delivery; Polydimethylsiloxane; Liquid crystal elastomers

Silicone elastomers like polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) possess a combination of attractive material and biological properties motivating their widespread use in biomedical applications. Development of elastomers with capacity to deliver active therapeutic substances in the form of drugs is of particul...