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Hydrogel Patch: Adhesive Hydrogel Patch with Enhanced Strength and Adhesiveness to Skin for Transdermal Drug Delivery (Adv. Funct. Mater. 42/2020)
Author(s) -
Jung Hooyeon,
Kim Min Kyung,
Lee Jun Yup,
Choi Seung Woo,
Kim Jaeyun
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.202070280
Subject(s) - transdermal , materials science , adhesive , drug delivery , self healing hydrogels , transdermal patch , adhesion , mesoporous silica , nanotechnology , biomedical engineering , composite material , mesoporous material , polymer chemistry , pharmacology , chemistry , layer (electronics) , organic chemistry , medicine , catalysis
In article number 2004407, Jaeyun Kim and co‐workers describe a hydrogel patch with enhanced strength and high adhesiveness to skin tissue. The incorporation of mesoporous silica nanoparticles within the polydopamine‐based hydrogel and between the hydrogel‐tissue interface leads to significant enhancements of adhesiveness of the hydrogel to skin. The rapid adhesion and sustained drug delivery through the skin could allow for a hydrogel patch for transdermal drug delivery.