Blends of temperature sensitive and anionic polymers for drug delivery
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1. A polymer matrix comprising:
- (a) a solution of at least one inverse thermal gelling polymer, and, (b) at least one anionic gelling polymer in powdered form;
wherein the polymer matrix is a solid gel that is injectable due to shear thinning properties of the anionic gelling polymer and returns to its original viscosity after shearing.
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Abstract
A physical blend of inverse thermal gelling and shear-thinning, thixotropic polymers that has a lower gelation temperature than the thermal gelling polymer alone is provided. The blend results in an injectable hydrogel that does not flow freely at room temperature, but is injectable due to its shear-thinning properties. The thermal-gelling properties of the polymer promote a more mechanically stable gel at body temperature than at room temperature. The polymer matrix gel has inherent therapeutic benefit and can also be used as a drug delivery vehicle for localized release of therapeutic agents.
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1. A polymer matrix comprising:
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(a) a solution of at least one inverse thermal gelling polymer, and, (b) at least one anionic gelling polymer in powdered form;
wherein the polymer matrix is a solid gel that is injectable due to shear thinning properties of the anionic gelling polymer and returns to its original viscosity after shearing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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19. A polymer matrix pharmaceutical delivery vehicle comprising:
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(c) at least one solution of inverse thermal gelling polymer, and, (b) at least one anionic gelling polymer in powdered form;
for use as a carrier for a pharmaceutical agent, wherein the polymer matrix is a solid gel that is injectable due to shear thinning properties of the anionic gelling polymer and returns to its original viscosity after shearing. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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