Chapter 6 Emerging fabrication strategies of hydrogel and its use as a drug delivery vehicle
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Farzana Nazir
Abstract
Hydrogels are three-dimensional networks that have been recently investigated for their drug delivery applications. Hydrogels have the innate property of controlled drug release and quick response. Drug delivery of therapeutics, cells, and biomolecules involves a transporting vehicle such as hydrogels. Hydrogels have optimized drug loading and release. The first part focuses on various conventional and advanced strategies for the drug delivery of hydrogels such as the solvent casting method. Particulate leaching, freeze-drying, microfluidics, electrospinning, and lithography have been discussed in this chapter. The second part describes the various routes such as intramuscular (injection), transdermal, nasal, buccal, oral, and rectal drug delivery to polymer-based hydrogels for drug delivery applications.
Abstract
Hydrogels are three-dimensional networks that have been recently investigated for their drug delivery applications. Hydrogels have the innate property of controlled drug release and quick response. Drug delivery of therapeutics, cells, and biomolecules involves a transporting vehicle such as hydrogels. Hydrogels have optimized drug loading and release. The first part focuses on various conventional and advanced strategies for the drug delivery of hydrogels such as the solvent casting method. Particulate leaching, freeze-drying, microfluidics, electrospinning, and lithography have been discussed in this chapter. The second part describes the various routes such as intramuscular (injection), transdermal, nasal, buccal, oral, and rectal drug delivery to polymer-based hydrogels for drug delivery applications.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Preface V
- Contents VII
- List of contributors IX
- Chapter 1 Miscellaneous applications of hydrogels 1
- Chapter 2 An overview of the mechanical behavior of hydrogels 17
- Chapter 3 Nanoengineering hydrogels with improved antimicrobial characteristics 35
- Chapter 4 Stimulus-responsive hydrogel for tissue engineering 49
- Chapter 5 Hydrogel in wound dressing and burn dressing products with antibacterial potential 67
- Chapter 6 Emerging fabrication strategies of hydrogel and its use as a drug delivery vehicle 79
- Chapter 7 Hydrogels for personal care products 103
- Chapter 8 Hydrogels for kidney carcinoma 119
- Index 133
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Preface V
- Contents VII
- List of contributors IX
- Chapter 1 Miscellaneous applications of hydrogels 1
- Chapter 2 An overview of the mechanical behavior of hydrogels 17
- Chapter 3 Nanoengineering hydrogels with improved antimicrobial characteristics 35
- Chapter 4 Stimulus-responsive hydrogel for tissue engineering 49
- Chapter 5 Hydrogel in wound dressing and burn dressing products with antibacterial potential 67
- Chapter 6 Emerging fabrication strategies of hydrogel and its use as a drug delivery vehicle 79
- Chapter 7 Hydrogels for personal care products 103
- Chapter 8 Hydrogels for kidney carcinoma 119
- Index 133
