Drug-releasing textiles

Institute of Materials Research and Innovation (IMRI), University of Bolton, Bolton, UK 

Advances in Smart Medical Textiles. litip f9dx.doLm A0.101ti/B978-l 7S242-379 9.00006-2 

Although many studies (Ramos et al., 2012 Subhash et al., 2011 Mura et al., 2013 Hoare et al., 2012) have reported the development of nanogels for responsive dmg-delivery applications, there is very little work reported on the application of nanogels to textile fabrics for wound-dressing appUcations. In a 2014 stody the effects of 

The concept of drug release covers a broad range of techniques that are used to transport and deliver therapeutic agents in vivo. The most common routes of administration 

For the reservoir-type di sion device the rate of diffusion dm/di) can be calculated using Eqn (6.1), 

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A variety of test methods are used to characterise drug-releasing textiles however, the main characteristics that are commonly determined are mechanical properties, morphology, degradation, chemical functionality, and of course drug-loading capacity and release kinetics. 

Toti, U. S., et al. (2011). Drug-releasing textiles. In V. T. Bartels (Ed.), Handbook of medical textiles (pp. 173—197). Cambridge Woodhead Pubbshing Limited. 

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