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Current Pharmaceutical Design

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ISSN (Print): 1381-6128
ISSN (Online): 1873-4286

Self-Assembling Peptide Nanofibrous Hydrogel as a Versatile Drug Delivery Platform

Author(s): Zhiqiang Yu, Quan Xu, Chenbo Dong, Su Seong Lee, Liqian Gao, Yiwen Li, Mathew D'Ortenzio and Jun Wu

Volume 21, Issue 29, 2015

Page: [4342 - 4354] Pages: 13

DOI: 10.2174/1381612821666150901104821

Price: $65

Abstract

Molecular hydrogels have been widely explored in various biomedical applications, such as cell culture, tissue engineering and drug delivery. Peptide-based hydrogel nanoparticles represent a promising alternative to current drug delivery approaches and cell carriers for tissue engineering, due to their encapsulation stability, water solubility and biocompatibility. This review focuses on recent advances in the use of self-assembling peptide nanogels for applications in drug delivery. We firstly introduce a self-assembly mechanism for small molecules used in the peptide hydrogel, and then describe recent methods for controlling the assembly of molecular hydrogelations. A particular emphasis is placed on recent advances in the use of different types of peptide hydrogels as drug delivery carriers. Lastly, the current challenges and future perspectives for self-assembling peptide hydrogels in drug delivery applications are discussed.

Keywords: Self-assembly, peptide hydrogel, drug delivery, hydrogelator, biomaterials.


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