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Injectable composite systems based on microparticles in hydrogels for bioactive cargo controlled delivery

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Resumo:Engineering drug delivery systems (DDS) aim to release bioactive cargo to a specific site within the human body safely and efficiently. Hydrogels have been used as delivery matrices in different studies due to their biocompatibility, biodegradability, and versatility in biomedical purposes. Microparticles have also been used as drug delivery systems for similar reasons. The combination of microparticles and hydrogels in a composite system has been the topic of many research works. These composite systems can be injected in loco as DDS. The hydrogel will serve as a barrier to protect the particles and retard the release of any bioactive cargo within the particles. Additionally, these systems allow different release profiles, where different loads can be released sequentially, thus allowing a synergistic treatment. The reported advantages from several studies of these systems can be of great use in biomedicine for the development of more effective DDS. This review will focus on in situ injectable microparticles in hydrogel composite DDS for biomedical purposes, where a compilation of different studies will be analysed and reported herein.
Autores principais:Carrêlo, Henrique
Outros Autores:Soares, Paula I. P.; Borges, João Paulo; Cidade, Maria Teresa
Assunto:Bioactive cargo Biomedical applications Drug delivery systems Hydrogels Microparticles Bioengineering Biomaterials Organic Chemistry Polymers and Plastics
Ano:2021
País:Portugal
Tipo de documento:recensão
Tipo de acesso:acesso aberto
Instituição associada:Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Idioma:inglês
Origem:Repositório Institucional da UNL

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