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Synthetic hydrogels as drug delivery systems

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Hydrogels are widely studied materials for the preparation of sustained release drug dosage forms. Their soft, tissue-like consistency and their high biocompatibility in a number of applications make them promising candidates for this purpose. The water and the polymer in the gel form intricate structures and much research has been devoted to the elucidation of these structures, and of the interactions involved in their formation. Simple, drug-loaded hydrogels normally give a matrix-type delivery profile, in which the release rate is proportional to the square root of time; a number of approaches has been used to change this profile to other types of delivery, for instance to zero-order release. A number ofin vivo tests using hydrogel delivery systems has given favourable results.

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Roorda, W.E., BoddÉ, H.E., de Boer, A.G. et al. Synthetic hydrogels as drug delivery systems. Pharmaceutisch Weekblad Scientific Edition 8, 165–189 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01959775

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