Stimuli-Responsive Hydrogels for Ophthalmic Drug Delivery

Dipankar Chattopadhyay,Jonathan Tersur Orasugh,Anjan Adhikari,Suprakas Sinha Ray

• Verlag: Woodhead Publishing
• Jahr: 2024
• ISBN:
  9780323993593
• Thema: Tecnología e ingeniería
• Thema: Ciencias de los materiales

This book covers fundamental aspects in the preparation of polymeric in-situ, stimuli-responsive hydrogels; the properties, characterization, chemistry, and fabrication of these hydrogels is detailed, helping the reader to select the most appropriate material and design for the desired application. The book goes on to review applications in ophthalmic drug delivery, covering in vitro and in vivo models, animal models, preclinical testing, patents and more. Stimuli-responsive Hydrogels for Ophthalmic Drug Delivery is a must-have reference for researchers and academics in the fields of materials science, biomaterials, pharmacology and polymer science, with an interest in clinical aspects of hydrogel design and application.

• Provides step-by-step coverage for engineering in-situ and stimuli-responsive hydrogels, from design, characterization, and toxicity considerations to fabrication, process optimization, and drug release kinetics
• Utilizes an interdisciplinary approach, bringing together authors from pharmacology, polymer science, and medical backgrounds
• Details the advantages and challenges of using stimuli-responsive hydrogels for ophthalmic drug delivery, with a focus on clinical translation

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• Cover image
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Preface
• Part I. Preparation and properties of in situ hydrogel-based biomaterial: Ophthalmic drug delivery
• Part II. Applications of biopolymers in situ-forming hydrogels for ophthalmic drug delivery
• References
• Index