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Mimicking biological delivery through feedback‐controlled drug release systems based on molecular imprinting
Author(s) -
Kryscio David R.,
Peppas Nicholas A.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
aiche journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 167
eISSN - 1547-5905
pISSN - 0001-1541
DOI - 10.1002/aic.11779
Subject(s) - drug delivery , imprinting (psychology) , molecular imprinting , drug , nanotechnology , controlled release , biochemical engineering , chemistry , computer science , biology , materials science , engineering , pharmacology , biochemistry , selectivity , gene , catalysis
Intelligent drug delivery systems (DDS) are able to rapidly detect a biological event and respond appropriately by releasing a therapeutic agent; thus, they are advantageous over their conventional counterparts. Molecular imprinting is a promising area that generates a polymeric network which can selectively recognize a desired analyte. This field has been studied for a variety of applications over a long period of time, but only recently has it been investigated for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications. Recent work in the area of molecularly imprinted polymers in drug delivery highlights the potential of these recognitive networks as environmentally responsive DDS that can ultimately lead to feedback controlled recognitive release systems. © 2009 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 2009.