Local anesthetic effects of lidocaine-loaded carboxymethyl chitosan cross-linked with sodium alginate hydrogels for drug delivery system, cell adhesion, and pain management
Mei Wu, Mengyu Lin, Pei Li, Xiang Huang, Ke Tian, Cai Li
Topics & Concepts
Self-healing hydrogelsSwellingChitosanTopical anestheticDrug deliveryChemistryMaterials scienceLidocaineBiomedical engineeringPharmacologyNanotechnologyPolymer chemistryMedicineAnesthesiaOrganic chemistryComposite materialNanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryAdvanced Drug Delivery SystemsHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications