Preparation and Application in Drug Storage and Delivery of Agarose Nanoparticles

• Published in: International Journal of Polymer Science Vol. 2018; no. 2018; pp. 1 - 9
• Main Authors: Rubio, Ramón G., Lucia, Alejandro, Guzman, Eduardo, Argudo, Pablo G., Ortega, Francisco
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01.01.2018; Hindawi; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Hindawi Limited
• Subjects: Aqueous solutions; Biodegradability; Biopolymers; Drug delivery systems; Encapsulation; Environmental impact; Gelation; Hydrogels; Insecticides; Methods; Microemulsions; Nanoparticles; Pharmaceutical sciences; Proteins; Solvents

In this work, monodisperse agarose gel nanoparticles were prepared using a W/O microemulsion as a template to control the size of the obtained particles. The combination of this template method with a temperature-induced gelling and a solvent exchange methodology has allowed preparing stable aqueous...