Nature Communications (Jul 2017)

Triggerable tough hydrogels for gastric resident dosage forms

  • Jinyao Liu,
  • Yan Pang,
  • Shiyi Zhang,
  • Cody Cleveland,
  • Xiaolei Yin,
  • Lucas Booth,
  • Jiaqi Lin,
  • Young-Ah Lucy Lee,
  • Hormoz Mazdiyasni,
  • Sarah Saxton,
  • Ameya R. Kirtane,
  • Thomas von Erlach,
  • Jaimie Rogner,
  • Robert Langer,
  • Giovanni Traverso

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00144-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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The use of drug delivery systems for the gastrointestinal tract has been faced with a number of drawbacks related to their prolonged use. Here, the authors develop a drug-loaded hydrogel with high strength to withstand long-term gastrointestinal motility and can be triggered to dissolve on demand.