The field of drug delivery has focused on the use of polymers for controlling release and
targeting of therapeutics. For years, research endeavors have concentrated mainly on the …

For years, the field of drug delivery has focused on (1) controlling the release of a
therapeutic and (2) targeting the therapeutic to a specific cell type. These research …

Controlled drug delivery is useful because it allows to obtain better drug product
effectiveness, reliability and safety. Interest in stimuli-responsive polymers is steadily gaining …

In the past decade,“Stimuli-responsive materials” have emerged as effective drug delivery
systems (DDSs) that are expected to continue advancing. These materials react to various …

The ability to undergo rapid changes in response to subtle environmental cues make stimuli-
responsive materials attractive candidates for minimally invasive, targeted and personalized …

In the last two decades, the development of polymers which change their structures and
properties in response to environmental stimuli such as pH, temperature, and light has …

This chapter focuses on temperature, pH, redox, and enzymatically responsive drug delivery
systems, as these are the stimuli most predominantly employed to trigger drug release. The …

This chapter describes the application of smart polymers in the area of drug delivery and
biotechnological applications. The smart polymeric-based drug delivery systems are …

Stimuli-responsive or smart polymeric drug delivery is a dynamic research field, involving
the use of natural or synthetic polymers that are engineered to exert therapeutic effects in …

Smart polymers or stimuli-responsive polymers typically change their physical properties
and/or structure in response to relatively minor changes in the stimulus. Changes in the …