ABSTRACT:
Hydrogels are three-dimensional cross-linked polymer network that can respond to the fluctuations of the environmental stimuli. These biomaterials can incorporate large quantum of biological fluids and swell. When swelled, they are soft and rubbery and resemble the living tissue, exhibiting excellent biocompatibility. Today, drug delivery experience several challenges where hydrogel could be one potential answer to those. Mechanical properties of hydrogels are very important from the pharmaceutical and biomedical point of view. The evaluation of mechanical property is essential in various biomedical applications viz. ligament and tendon repair, wound dressing material, matrix for drug delivery, tissue engineering and as cartilage replacement material. In this review articles the various aspects of pharmaceutical hydrogel where compiled together and target audience are specifically the M.Pharm andB.Pharm students so that their knowledge towards the subject concern can be enhancedand also at the same time can be motivated towards the publication.