Advanced polymeric nanotechnology to augment therapeutic delivery and disease diagnosis
| Autor: | Marco Araújo, Amjad Abouselo, Veeren M. Chauhan, Jonathan W. Aylott, Bruno Sarmento, Cláudia Martins, Cristina C. Barrias |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Biocompatible polymers
Polymers Computer science Biomedical Engineering Natural polymers Medicine (miscellaneous) Biocompatible Materials Bioengineering Nanotechnology Development Biocompatible material Drug Delivery Systems Science research Solubility Aqueous solubility General Materials Science Disease treatment |
| Zdroj: | Nanomedicine. 15:2287-2309 |
| ISSN: | 1748-6963 1743-5889 |
| Popis: | Therapeutic and diagnostic payloads are usually associated with properties that compromise their efficacy, such as poor aqueous solubility, short half-life, low bioavailability, nonspecific accumulation and diverse side effects. Nanotechnological solutions have emerged to circumvent some of these drawbacks, augmenting therapeutic and/or diagnostic outcomes. Nanotechnology has benefited from the rise in polymer science research for the development of novel nanosystems for therapeutic and diagnostic purposes. Polymers are a widely used class of biomaterials, with a considerable number of regulatory approvals for application in clinics. In addition to their versatility in production and functionalization, several synthetic and natural polymers demonstrate biocompatible properties that dictate their successful biological performance. This article highlights the physicochemical characteristics of a variety of natural and synthetic biocompatible polymers, as well as their role in the manufacture of nanotechnology-based systems, state-of-art applications in disease treatment and diagnosis, and current challenges in finding a way to clinics. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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