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Illustration of drug loading and releasing mechanisms of hydrogels. (a) Hydrogel-containing drug dissolved within its matrix. (b) Hydrogel-containing drug covalently attached to the polymer mesh. (c) Hydrogel-containing drug entrapped within its mesh. Drugs can either be released through diffusion or the swelling of the hydrogel which causes enlarged pore and mesh size.
