A Custom Radiopaque Thermoresponsive Chemotherapy-Loaded Hydrogel for Intratumoural Injection: An In Vitro and Ex Vivo Assessment of Imaging Characteristics and Material Properties.

Seóna M RossiTimothy E MurrayJohn CassidyMichael J LeeHelena M Kelly

Published in: Cardiovascular and interventional radiology (2018)

Favourable in vitro and ex vivo imaging and material characteristics of this thermoresponsive gel are demonstrated, suggesting potential interventional oncology applications for image-guided intratumoural delivery of sustained-release chemotherapy.

Keyphrases

high resolution
drug delivery
locally advanced
wound healing
palliative care
radiation therapy
fluorescence imaging
rectal cancer
human health
tissue engineering