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Injectable hydrogel is based on the idea that certain biomaterial could be injected as a liquid, and then form an in situ solid gel.
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Systemic administration of a drug in a bolus, one of the most widely used methods of medication, frequently destroys healthy cells and tissues, leading to numerous undesirable side effects, such as loss of function or reduced efficiency of various organs [1]. One means to circumvent these limitations is drug delivery using sustained-release systems, which release medication at an appropriate rate for a defined duration to a desired place in the body. While a number of sustained-release strategies have been researched, hydrogels have drawn increasing attention as a candidate delivery system for the sustained release of medication. Hydrogels are composed of hydrophilic macromolecules bridged through hydrogen bonds, covalent bonds, Van der Waals interactions, or physical bonds that form a...
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Kim, M.S., Park, K. (2012). Injectable Hydrogel. In: Bhushan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Nanotechnology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9751-4_100
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