Hydrogels in drug delivery Control of drug release kinetics by hydrogel structure6, Release from stable hydrogels is controlled by diffusion of solute through the network Diffusion is described by Fick,s second law
Lecture 9: Polyelectrolyte Hydrogels Last Day: Physical hydrogels Structure and chemistry Toda polyelectrolyte hydrogels, complexes, and coacervates rolyte multilayer theory of swelling in ionic hydrogels Reading S.K. De et aL., 'Equilibrium swelling and kinetics of pH-responsive hydrogels: Models experiments, and simulations
Lecture 6: Biodegradable Polymers for Tissue Engineering Last time: enzymatic degradation of solid polymers Engineering biological recognition of polymers Toda Designing polymers for tissue engineering Reading
Lecture 7: Hydrogel Biomaterials: Structure and Physical Chemistry Last Day: programmed/regulated/multifactor controlled release for drug delivery and tissue engineering
Example: HIV-1 DNA vaccine delivered with boosters to elevate Ab titers2: Mechanical and electrical devices that can provide digitized release typically require larger devices and surgical implantation(e.g. Pharm. Res. 1, 237(1984); also have high cost
Lecture 3: Degradable Materials with Biological Recognition Last time: Theory of hydrolytic polymer erosion Enzymatic degradation of polymers Designing Biodegradable Macromolecules Today: Biological recognition in vivo Engineering biological recognition of biomaterials: cell adhesion/migration Reading: S.E. Sakiyama-Elbert and J.A. Hubbell, 'Functional Biomaterials: Design of Novel
Biological recognition in vivo Engineering biological recognition of biomaterials: adhesion/migration peptides Engineering biological recognition of biomaterials: enzymatic recognition and cytokine Reading S.E. Sakiyama-Elbert and J.A. Hubbell, Functional Biomaterials: Design of Novel
