Nanoparticles have offered a unique set of properties for drug delivery including high drug loading capacity, combinatorial delivery, controlled and sustained drug release, prolonged stability and lifetime, and targeted delivery. To further enhance therapeutic index, especially for localized application, nanoparticles have been increasingly combined with hydrogels to form a hybrid biomaterial system for controlled drug delivery. Herein, we review recent progresses in engineering such nanoparticle-hydrogel hybrid system (namely ‘NP-gel’) with a particular focus on its application for localized drug delivery. Specifically, we highlight four research areas where NP-gel has shown great promises, including (1) passively controlled drug release, (2) stimuli-responsive drug delivery, (3) site-specific drug delivery, and (4) detoxification. Overall, integrating therapeutic nanoparticles with hydrogel technologies creates a unique and robust hybrid biomaterial system that enables effective localized drug delivery.

Weiwei Gao

Yue Zhang

Qiangzhe Zhang

Liangfang Zhang

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

ANNALS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING是生物医学工程学会的官方期刊，发表生物工程和生物医学工程主要领域的原创文章。 《年鉴》是一本跨学科的国际期刊，旨在突出解决生物和生物医学问题的综合方法。

The Annals of Biomedical Engineering is the official journal of the Biomedical Engineering Society, dedicated to publishing original research articles in the fields of bioengineering and biomedical engineering. This interdisciplinary international journal aims to highlight integrated approaches to solving biological and biomedical problems.

《Annals of Biomedical Engineering》是生物医学工程学会的官方期刊，专注于发表生物工程和生物医学工程领域的原创研究文章。这本跨学科的国际期刊旨在强调解决生物和生物医学问题的综合方法。

Ann Biomed Eng

Nanoparticle-Hydrogel: A Hybrid Biomaterial System for Localized Drug Delivery

Overall, integrating therapeutic nanoparticles with hydrogel technologies creates a unique and robust hybrid biomaterial system that enables effective localized drug delivery.

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Nanoparticle-Hydrogel: A Hybrid Biomaterial System for Localized Drug Delivery

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