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Smart Hydrogels for Pharmaceutical Applications

Smart Hydrogels for Pharmaceutical Applications

Snežana S. Ilić-Stojanović, Ljubiša B. Nikolić, Vesna D. Nikolić, Slobodan D. Petrović
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 32
ISBN13: 9781522517986|ISBN10: 1522517987|EISBN13: 9781522517993
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-1798-6.ch044
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Ilić-Stojanović, Snežana S., et al. "Smart Hydrogels for Pharmaceutical Applications." Materials Science and Engineering: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2017, pp. 1133-1164. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1798-6.ch044

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Ilić-Stojanović, S. S., Nikolić, L. B., Nikolić, V. D., & Petrović, S. D. (2017). Smart Hydrogels for Pharmaceutical Applications. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Materials Science and Engineering: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 1133-1164). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1798-6.ch044

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Ilić-Stojanović, Snežana S., et al. "Smart Hydrogels for Pharmaceutical Applications." In Materials Science and Engineering: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 1133-1164. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1798-6.ch044

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Abstract

The latest development in the field of smart hydrogels application as drugs carriers is shown in this chapter. Hydrogels are three-dimensional polymer network consisting of at least one hydrophilic monomer. They are insoluble in water, but in the excess presence of water or physiological fluids, swell to the equilibrium state. The amount of absorbed water depends on the chemical composition and the crosslinking degree of 3D hydrogel network and reaches over 1000% of the xerogel weight. Stimuli-responsive hydrogels exhibit significant change of their properties (swelling, color, transparency, conductivity, shape) due to small changes in the external environment conditions (pH, ionic strength, temperature, light wavelength, magnetic or electric fields, ultrasound, or a combination thereof). This smart hydrogels, with different physical and chemical properties, chemical structure and technology of obtaining, show great potential for application in the pharmaceutical industry. The application of smart hydrogels is very promising and at the beginning of the development and exploitation.

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