Aerogels Based on Biopolymers as Drug Carriers

Another promising type of bioderived aerogels for pharmaceutical applications is an aerogel based on cellulose and its derivatives. Details of cellulose aerogel preparation are given in Chap. 9. 

Recently, aerogels based on peptides were synthesized [41] as well. Self-assembling of the fibril network was observed and chiral, nanostructured low-density aerogels out of the resulting gel. This product can be used for sensing, tissue engineering, and drug release. 

A principal use of other kinds of organic aerogels as a biodegradable matrix for drug delivery is discussed by Berg et al. [28]. 

In this chapter, a number of pharmaceutically relevant systems containing aerogels were discussed a short overview of the systems described above is given in Table 31.3. 

Type of aerogels Benefit of using aerogels Applications 

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