Open AccessStimuli-sensitive hydrogels: A novel ophthalmic drug delivery system
Author(s) -
Vinod Kumar Singh,
SS Bushetti,
Raju S. Appala,
Adil Shareef,
Syed Sarim Imam,
Mamta Singh
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/0301-4738.71677
Subject(s) - self healing hydrogels , drug delivery , in vivo , polyacrylic acid , bioavailability , biomedical engineering , viscosity , dosage form , diffusion , chromatography , pharmacology , chemistry , medicine , materials science , polymer , organic chemistry , composite material , thermodynamics , microbiology and biotechnology , physics , biology
Stimuli-sensitive hydrogels are three-dimensional, hydrophilic, polymeric networks capable of imbibing large amounts of water or biological fluids on stimulation, such as pH, temperature and ionic change.