Hydrogels as Drug Delivery Systems: A Review of Current Characterization and Evaluation Techniques

Owing to their tunable properties, controllable degradation, and ability to protect labile drugs, hydrogels are increasingly investigated as local drug delivery systems. However, a lack of standardized methodologies used to characterize and evaluate drug release poses significant difficulties when c...

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Main Authors: Margaux Vigata, Christoph Meinert, Dietmar W. Hutmacher, Nathalie Bock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:Pharmaceutics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/12/12/1188