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Nature Materials 7, 767 - 768 (2008)
doi:10.1038/nmat2281

Stimuli-responsive hydrogels: Drugs take control

Cameron Alexander1

  1. Cameron Alexander is in the School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK.
    e-mail: cameron.alexander@nottingham.ac.uk


Using a known and widely used drug as a specific triggering agent, another drug can be released from a hydrogel. This route opens up the application of hydrogels in the targeted, controlled release of drugs in vivo.

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