Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
http://dspace.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/123456789/5263| Title: | Thermoresponsive Polymers for Biomedical Applications |
| Keywords: | biopolymer thermoresponsive stimuli responsive smart materials gene delivery drug delivery tissue engineering gels polymer networks hydrogels micelles nanoparticles polymersomes |
| Issue Date: | 30-May-2013 |
| Publisher: | Molecular Diversity Preservation International |
| Description: | Thermoresponsive polymers are a class of “smart” materials that have the ability to respond to a change in temperature; a property that makes them useful materials in a wide range of applications and consequently attracts much scientific interest. This review focuses mainly on the studies published over the last 10 years on the synthesis and use of thermoresponsive polymers for biomedical applications including drug delivery, tissue engineering and gene delivery. A summary of the main applications is given following the different studies on thermoresponsive polymers which are categorized based on their 3-dimensional structure; hydrogels, interpenetrating networks, micelles, crosslinked micelles, polymersomes, films and particles. |
| URI: | http://koha.mediu.edu.my:8181/jspui/handle/123456789/5263 |
| Other Identifiers: | http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/3/3/1215/ http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=openurl&genre=article&issn=20734360&date=2011&volume=3&issue=3&spage=1215 |
| Appears in Collections: | Science General |
Files in This Item:
There are no files associated with this item.
Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.