Insulin Release in Response to Glucose Concentration

Bioresponsive hydrogels can be employed to implement a self-regulating system for controlled release of insulin in response to an environmental glucose concentration. Toward this goal, Podual et al. [116] prepared a series 

FIGURE 6.30 Release profile of insulin-loaded microparticles in response to a glucose stimulus. Source Marek and Peppas [118], figure 7. Reproduced with permission of John Wiley Sons. 

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