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A Supramolecular Shear‐Thinning Anti‐Inflammatory Steroid Hydrogel
Author(s) -
Liu Qian,
Zhan Changyou,
Barhoumi Aoune,
Wang Weiping,
Santamaria Claudia,
McAlvin James Brian,
Kohane Daniel S.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201601147
Subject(s) - materials science , supramolecular chemistry , shear thinning , steroid , thinning , shear (geology) , composite material , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , rheology , crystal structure , biochemistry , biology , ecology , chemistry , hormone
Shear‐thinning and self‐healing steroid‐drug‐based hydrogels are presented, which exhibit rapid and complete recovery of their mechanical properties within seconds following stress‐induced flow. The hydrogels release steroid drug in vivo with no visible residue when release is complete.