Controlled release from recombinant polymers
| Autor: | Robert Price, Hamidreza Ghandehari, Azadeh Poursaid |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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chemistry.chemical_classification
Drug Carriers Biocompatibility Polymers Dispersity Silk Pharmaceutical Science Nanotechnology Polymer Gene delivery Controlled release Recombinant Proteins Article law.invention Elastin chemistry law Delayed-Action Preparations Drug delivery Recombinant DNA Animals Humans Drug carrier Peptides |
| Zdroj: | Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society. 190 |
| ISSN: | 1873-4995 |
| Popis: | Recombinant polymers provide a high degree of molecular definition for correlating structure with function in controlled release. The wide array of amino acids available as building blocks for these materials lend many advantages including biorecognition, biodegradability, potential biocompatibility, and control over mechanical properties among other attributes. Genetic engineering and DNA manipulation techniques enable the optimization of structure for precise control over spatial and temporal release. Unlike the majority of chemical synthetic strategies used, recombinant DNA technology has allowed for the production of monodisperse polymers with specifically defined sequences. Several classes of recombinant polymers have been used for controlled drug delivery. These include, but are not limited to, elastin-like, silk-like, and silk-elastinlike proteins, as well as emerging cationic polymers for gene delivery. In this article, progress and prospects of recombinant polymers used in controlled release will be reviewed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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