Hydrogels are water-swollen three-dimensional networks made of polymers, proteins, small molecules or colloids. They constitute a versatile platform for drug delivery because of their capacity to encapsulate and protect drugs and provide sustained and/or remotely programmable spatial and temporal release and have thus generated a substantial amount of research for the delivery of either small active compounds or biopharmaceuticals. This article discusses the features that make hydrogels attractive as matrices for delivery and reviews a range of designs, focussing on studies from recent years, in particular: 'smart' hydrogels (responding to temperature, light, magnetic fields, ultrasounds or combined stimuli); recent technologies: 3D printing and microneedles; and closes by discussing polymer-free drug delivery systems: peptides, small molecules and colloids.
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Kingston Univ London, Drug Discovery Delivery & Patient Care DDDPC Res, Sch Life Sci Pharm & Chem, Kingston Upon Thames KT1 2EE, Surrey, EnglandKingston Univ London, Drug Discovery Delivery & Patient Care DDDPC Res, Sch Life Sci Pharm & Chem, Kingston Upon Thames KT1 2EE, Surrey, England
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Zidan, Ghada
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Anglia Ruskin Univ, Bishop Hall Lane, Chelmsford CM1 1SQ, Essex, EnglandKingston Univ London, Drug Discovery Delivery & Patient Care DDDPC Res, Sch Life Sci Pharm & Chem, Kingston Upon Thames KT1 2EE, Surrey, England
Elsaid, Naba
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Seyfoddin, Ali
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Alani, Adam W. G.
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Oregon State Univ, Dept Pharmaceut Sci, Coll Pharm, Portland, OR USA
Oregon Hlth & Sci Univ, Sch Med, Dept Biomed Engn, Portland, OR 97201 USAKingston Univ London, Drug Discovery Delivery & Patient Care DDDPC Res, Sch Life Sci Pharm & Chem, Kingston Upon Thames KT1 2EE, Surrey, England
Alani, Adam W. G.
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Univ Auckland, Sch Pharm, Auckland, New ZealandKingston Univ London, Drug Discovery Delivery & Patient Care DDDPC Res, Sch Life Sci Pharm & Chem, Kingston Upon Thames KT1 2EE, Surrey, England
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Kingston Univ London, Drug Discovery Delivery & Patient Care DDDPC Res, Sch Life Sci Pharm & Chem, Kingston Upon Thames KT1 2EE, Surrey, EnglandKingston Univ London, Drug Discovery Delivery & Patient Care DDDPC Res, Sch Life Sci Pharm & Chem, Kingston Upon Thames KT1 2EE, Surrey, England
Al-Kinani, Ali A.
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Zidan, Ghada
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Anglia Ruskin Univ, Bishop Hall Lane, Chelmsford CM1 1SQ, Essex, EnglandKingston Univ London, Drug Discovery Delivery & Patient Care DDDPC Res, Sch Life Sci Pharm & Chem, Kingston Upon Thames KT1 2EE, Surrey, England
Elsaid, Naba
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Seyfoddin, Ali
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Alani, Adam W. G.
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Oregon State Univ, Dept Pharmaceut Sci, Coll Pharm, Portland, OR USA
Oregon Hlth & Sci Univ, Sch Med, Dept Biomed Engn, Portland, OR 97201 USAKingston Univ London, Drug Discovery Delivery & Patient Care DDDPC Res, Sch Life Sci Pharm & Chem, Kingston Upon Thames KT1 2EE, Surrey, England
Alani, Adam W. G.
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Alany, Raid G.
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Kingston Univ London, Drug Discovery Delivery & Patient Care DDDPC Res, Sch Life Sci Pharm & Chem, Kingston Upon Thames KT1 2EE, Surrey, England
Univ Auckland, Sch Pharm, Auckland, New ZealandKingston Univ London, Drug Discovery Delivery & Patient Care DDDPC Res, Sch Life Sci Pharm & Chem, Kingston Upon Thames KT1 2EE, Surrey, England