Smart and genetically engineered biomaterials and drug delivery systems

European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-16

  Kopeček, Jindřich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Associative copolymers; Coiled coils; Drug delivery systems; Genetically engineered materials; Hydrogels; Self assembly; Smart biomaterials

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; DRUG PRODUCTS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS;

BIOMATERIALS;

ACID ANHYDRIDE; BIOMATERIAL; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; ENDOTHELIAL CELL GROWTH FACTOR; EPITOPE; GONADORELIN; HISTAMINE; INSULIN; LYSOZYME; OLIGOPEPTIDE; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR; POLYMER; PROTEINASE; SEROTONIN; STREPTAVIDIN;

DRUG CONFORMATION; DRUG CONJUGATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HYBRID; HYDROGEL; MACROMOLECULE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STIMULATION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 0042333488     PISSN: 09280987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-0987(03)00164-7     Document Type: Review

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