Hydrogels for ocular drug delivery and tissue engineering

BioImpacts

Fathi M¹ 

关键词: Cell therapy;    Drug delivery;    Eye;    Hydrogels;    Ocular diseases;    Tissue engineering;   

DOI  :  10.15171/bi.2015.31

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences and Health Services

【 摘 要 】

Hydrogels, as crosslinked polymeric three dimensional networks, possess unique structure and behavior in response to the internal and/or external stimuli. As a result, they offer great prospective applications in drug delivery, cell therapy and human tissue engineering. Here, we highlight the potential of hydrogels in prolonged intraocular drug delivery and ocular surface therapy using stem cells incorporated hydrogels.

【 授权许可】

CC BY