Biodegradable 'intelligent' materials in response to chemical stimuli for biomedical applications

Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 683-696

  Ju, Xiao Jie ^a   Xie, Rui ^a   Yang, Lihua ^a   Chu, Liang Yin ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biodegradable materials; Chemical stimuli; Drug delivery; Dual stimuli responsive materials; Molecule responsive materials; pH responsive sensitive materials

Indexed keywords

2 METHOXYESTRADIOL; CHITOSAN; CIPROFLOXACIN; DEXTRAN; DNA VACCINE; DOXORUBICIN; EUDRAGIT; FLUOROURACIL; GATIFLOXACIN; HYDROCORTISONE; MACROGOL; MICROSPHERE; N,N DIMETHYLACRYLAMIDE; NIFEDIPINE; PACLITAXEL; POLYASPARTIC ACID; POLYGLUTAMIC ACID; POLYMER; SATRANIDAZOLE; THEOPHYLLINE;

AMEBIASIS; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED RELEASE FORMULATION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENCAPSULATION; EYE INFECTION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; REVIEW; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PATENTS AS TOPIC; POLYMERS; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 67649353061     PISSN: 13543776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/13543770902769617     Document Type: Review

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