Review: Thermosensitive Hydrogels Based on PEG/PCL Block Polymer and Their Applications in Local Drug Delivery
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School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University,Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Institute of Biomedical Engineering,School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University,School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University

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    For the past few years, thermosensitive hydrogels have been widely used in biomedical field including drug delivery system, tissue engineering and so on. Thermosensitive hydrogels formed with micelles assembled by amphiphilic block polymer based on polyethyleneglycol (PEG) and biodegradable polyesters play an important role among these hydrogels. In the present review, we summarize the effects of molecular weight, sequence of segments, ratio between hydrophilic and hydrophobic block and structure of hydrophobic block on the thermosensitive behavior of aqueous solution of amphiphilic block polymer synthesized by PEG and ε-polycaprolactone. The progresses of the thermosensitive hydrogel in the local drug delivery are also explored.

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XU Shu-Xin, WANG Wei-Wei, DENG Lian-Dong, DONG An-Jie.Review: Thermosensitive Hydrogels Based on PEG/PCL Block Polymer and Their Applications in Local Drug Delivery[J]. Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics,2013,40(10):1031-1038

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  • Received:June 15,2013
  • Revised:September 29,2013
  • Accepted:October 10,2013
  • Online: October 23,2013
  • Published: October 20,2013