title: Intelligent hydrogels for drug delivery system.
abstract: Intelligent hydrogel, also known as smart hydrogels, are materials with great potential for development in drug delivery system. Intelligent hydrogel also has the ability to perceive as a signal structure change and stimulation. The review introduces the temperature-, pH-, electric signal-, biochemical molecule-, light- and pressure- sensitive hydrogels. Finally, we described the application of intelligent hydrogel in drug delivery system and the recent patents involved for hydrogel in drug delivery.
authors.affiliation: Institutes of life and health engineering, College of life science and technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
authors.forename: Liumin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Qinhua
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zuo
authors.forename: Shasha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Yuexin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Xue
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry; D004339:Drug Compounding / Q000639:trends; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems / Q000639:trends; D055664:Electrochemical Techniques; D006801:Humans; D020100:Hydrogels; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008027:Light; D010330:Patents as Topic; D044367:Phase Transition; D011312:Pressure; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D020100:Hydrogels