Recent Advances in Phenylboronic Acid-Based Gels with Potential for Self-Regulated Drug Delivery

Autor: Wang Liyan, Shanshan Xiao, Fei Bi, Guangqing Gai, Bozhong Lin, Haopeng Zhu, Chenyu Wang, Zhao Li
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Molecules, Vol 24, Iss 6, p 1089 (2019)
Molecules
ISSN: 1420-3049
Popis: Glucose-sensitive drug platforms are highly attractive in the field of self-regulated drug delivery. Drug carriers based on boronic acid (BA), especially phenylboronic acid (PBA), have been designed for glucose-sensitive self-regulated insulin delivery. The PBA-functionalized gels have attracted more interest in recent years. The cross-linked three-dimensional (3D) structure endows the glucose-sensitive gels with great physicochemical properties. The PBA-based platforms with cross-linked structures have found promising applications in self-regulated drug delivery systems. This article summarizes some recent attempts at the developments of PBA-mediated glucose-sensitive gels for self-regulated drug delivery. The PBA-based glucose-sensitive gels, including hydrogels, microgels, and nanogels, are expected to significantly promote the development of smart self-regulated drug delivery systems for diabetes therapy.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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