A comprehensive review of hydrogels as potential drug carriers for anticancer therapies: Properties, development and future prospects

A comprehensive review of hydrogels as potential drug carriers for anticancer therapies: Properties, development and future prospects

Hydrogels are porous hydrophilic polymers that can retain water and absorb water-based solutions. They have specific characteristics like permeability, elasticity, and stiffness, which can be used in various biomedical applications, especially cancer treatment. Due to high water content and flexibil...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Renu Baweja, Rangnath Ravi, Ritvik Baweja, Sanjana Gupta, Ayush Sachan, Vavilala Pratyusha, Mohiuddin Khan Warsi, Shiv Dutt Purohit, Abhijeet Mishra, Razi Ahmad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-07-01
Series:Next Materials
Subjects:
Hydrogels
Drug delivery systems
Nanotechnology
Cancer
Stimuli-responsive hydrogels
Controlled drug release
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949822825004319
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Similar Items

Similar Items