Department of Biomedical Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
Adv Exp Med Biol. 2018;1078:213-231. doi: 10.1007/978-981-13-0950-2_11.
A popular approach to attaining controlled drug delivery from polymer based systems involves the use of cross-linkers. In order to improve the properties of polymers specific to their applications, they can be modified by either physical cross-linkers (high pressure, irradiation) or chemical cross-linkers (glutaraldehyde, genipin). This chapter provides an insight into the different types and mechanisms of cross-linking. It reviews the existing drug delivery systems to understand the effects of cross-linking in them. The recent applications of cross-linked polymeric drug delivery and tissue engineering systems are also discussed.
一种从聚合物基体系中实现控制药物释放的常用方法是使用交联剂。为了改善聚合物的特定性能以适应其应用,可通过物理交联剂(高压、辐照)或化学交联剂(戊二醛、京尼平)进行改性。本章深入探讨了不同类型和交联机制。综述了现有的药物传递系统,以了解交联对它们的影响。还讨论了交联聚合物药物传递和组织工程系统的最新应用。