Sökning: "PLGA"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 15 avhandlingar innehållade ordet PLGA.

  1. 1. Poly(Lactide-co-Glycolide) in Controlled-Release Pharmaceuticals - Release Mechanisms

    Författare :Susanne Fredenberg; Avdelningen för kemiteknik; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; PLGA; Poly lactide-co-glycolide ; Release mechanism; Diffusion; Controlled Release; Degradation; Protein;

    Sammanfattning : Controlled-release formulations reduce the frequency of injections and better maintain plasma concentrations within the therapeutic window. Poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLG) is currently the most frequently used biodegradable polymer for this application. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Nanoparticle-based drug delivery systems for neural interfaces - a novel approach for improved biocompatibility

    Författare :Alexander Dontsios Holmkvist; Neurofysiologi; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Neural interfaces; brain damage injury; Minocycline; Gelatin; Nanoparticles; Drug-delivery systems; Biocompatibility; Tissue responses; immunohistochemistry IHC ; Poly D; L-lactic-co-glycolic acid PLGA ; Hydrophobic ion paring; Emulsification-solvent-diffusion method; Drug release; Microglia activation;

    Sammanfattning : The overall purpose of this thesis was to reduce brain tissue responses around implanted microelectrodes using a pharmacological strategy. One of the main aims was to develop and evaluate drug delivery systems that allow local administration of anti-inflammatory pharmaceutics. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Covalent Surface Modification of Degradable Polymers for Increased Biocompatibility

    Författare :Martina Källrot; Ann-Christine Albertsson; Mikael Lindström; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Vapor phase grafting; covalent surface modification; solvent free; nano patterned topography; degradable polymers; poly ε-caprolactone ; poly L-lactide ; poly lactide-co-glycolide ; poly trimethylene carbonate ; N-vinylpyrrolidone; maleic anhydride; acrylamide; Gasfasympning; kovalent ytmodifiering; lösningsmedelsfri; nedbrytbara polymerer; nanomönstrad topografi; poly L-laktid ; poly ε-kaprolakton ; poly laktid-co-glykolid ; poly trimetylen karbonat ; N-vinylpyrrolidon; maleinsyraanhydrid; akrylamid; Polymer chemistry; Polymerkemi;

    Sammanfattning : Degradable polymers have gained an increased attention in the field of biomedical applications over the past decades, for example in tissue engineering. One way of improving the biocompatibility of these polymers is by chemical surface modification, however the risk of degradation during the modification procedure is a limiting factor. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Synthesis of Polymeric Nanocomposites for Drug Delivery and Bioimaging

    Författare :Heba Asem; Joydeep Dutta; Moustapha Hassan; Fei Ye; Jöns Hilborn; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Biodegradable polymers; SPION; QDs; drug delivery; cytotoxicity; MRI; in vivo fluorescence imaging; biodistribution; Fysik; Physics;

    Sammanfattning : Nanomaterials have gained great attention for biomedical applications due to their extraordinary physico-chemical and biological properties. The current dissertation presents the design and development of multifunctional nanoparticles for molecular imaging and controlled drug delivery applications which include biodegradable polymeric nanoparticles, superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPION)/polymeric nanocomposite for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and drug delivery, manganese-doped zinc sulfide (Mn:ZnS) quantum dots (QDs)/ SPION/ polymeric nanocomposites for fluorescence imaging, MRI and drug delivery. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Synthesis and Characterization of Self-Assembling Low Molecular Weight Copolymers for Bioengineering Applications

    Författare :Jenny Fagerland; Anna Finne-Wistrand; Tim Bowden; Natalia Andronova; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; cooligomers; bioengineerng applications; polymer synthesis;

    Sammanfattning : The constant need for improved biomedical materials and the interest in producing materials with similar properties to the extracellular matrix in different tissues has resulted in increasing interest in research on hydrogels. Over the last decade self-assembling copolymers have been of particular interest since they form hydrogels in response to external stimuli such as temperature. LÄS MER