Advances in biomaterials for drug delivery are enabling significant progress in biology and
medicine. Multidisciplinary collaborations between physical scientists, engineers, biologists …

With the unprecedented progresses of biomedical nanotechnology during the past few
decades, conventional drug delivery systems (DDSs) have been involved into smart DDSs …

This article aims to review the literature concerning the choice of selectivity for hydrogels
based on classification, application and processing. Super porous hydrogels (SPHs) and …

Medicine relies on the use of pharmacologically active agents (drugs) to manage and treat
disease. However, drugs are not inherently effective; the benefit of a drug is directly related …

Polymers have played an integral role in the advancement of drug delivery technology by
providing controlled release of therapeutic agents in constant doses over long periods …

This review discusses basic aspects used to control the architecture and functional
properties of smart hydrogels. The introduction briefly outlines what has been accomplished …

New generations of synthetic biomaterials are being developed at a rapid pace for use as
three-dimensional extracellular microenvironments to mimic the regulatory characteristics of …

Stimuli-responsive polymers (SRPs) are smart materials which can show noticeable
changes in their properties with environmental stimulus variations. Novel functionalities can …

Hydrogels were the first biomaterials developed for human use. The state-of-the-art and
potential for the future are discussed. Recently, new designs have produced mechanically …

The increasing use of recombinantly expressed therapeutic proteins in the pharmaceutical
industry has highlighted issues such as their stability during long-term storage and means of …