Mimicking Biological Delivery Through Feedback-Controlled Drug Release Systems Based on Molecular Imprinting.
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.
Dept. of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Cockrell School of Engineering, Austin, TX 78712.
David R
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Kryscio
Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Cockrell School of Engineering, Austin, TX 78712 Dept. of Pharmaceutics, The University of Texas at Austin, College of Pharmacy, Austin, TX 78712.
Nicholas A
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Peppas
drug delivery; environmentally responsive; feedback controlled release; hydrogels; molecularly imprinted polymers