Synthesis and characterization of pH-responsive hydrogels based on chemically modified Arabic gum polysaccharide

A simple equation for description of solute release I. Fickian and non-fickian release from non-swellable devices in the form of slabs, spheres, cylinders or discs

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Materials Science, Engineering, Non-swellable Devices +10

The use of polysaccharides to target drugs to the colon

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Medicine, Immunology, Gastroenterology +7

Synthesis, Characterization, and Polymerization of Glycidyl Methacrylate Derivatized Dextran

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Macromolecular Chemistry, Engineering, Glycobiology +20

Mechanisms of solute and drug transport in relaxing, swellable, hydrophilic glassy polymers

Christopher S. Brazel, Nikolaos A. Peppas · Polymer · 1999 · 360 citations

Engineering, Smart Polymer, Polymer Solution +9

Dynamic swelling behavior of pH‐sensitive anionic hydrogels used for protein delivery

Bumsang Kim, Kristen La Flamme, Nicholas A. Peppas · Journal of Applied Polymer Science · 2003 · 267 citations

Biopolymer Gel, Hydrogels, Polymer Chemistry +12