Hydrogel compositions and drug delivery systems comprising the same

A hydrogel composition is provided. The hydrogel composition includes polyglutamic acid (PGA) containing maleimide groups, and polyethylene glycol (PEG) containing terminal thiol groups, wherein the hydrogel composition has a pH value ranging from 4.0 to 6.5. A drug delivery system is also provided....

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Hauptverfasser:	Cheng, Felice, Chiu, Ya-Ling, Chiang, Wen-Hsuan, Lo, Yu-Wen, Lu, Maggie
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CHEMISTRY HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE METALLURGY ORGANIC CHEMISTRY PEPTIDES PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES
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Zusammenfassung:	A hydrogel composition is provided. The hydrogel composition includes polyglutamic acid (PGA) containing maleimide groups, and polyethylene glycol (PEG) containing terminal thiol groups, wherein the hydrogel composition has a pH value ranging from 4.0 to 6.5. A drug delivery system is also provided. The drug delivery system includes the above-mentioned hydrogel composition, and a pharmaceutically active ingredient encapsulated in the hydrogel composition.