Peptide-based polymer therapeutics

Polymers

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 515-551

  Duro Castano, Aroa ^a   Conejos Sánchez, Inmaculada ^a   Vicent, María J ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN PRÍNCIPE FELIPE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Drug delivery; Nanomedicine; Polymer therapeutics; Polypeptides

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BIOPOLYMERS; DIAGNOSIS; DRUG DELIVERY; MEDICAL NANOTECHNOLOGY; PEPTIDES; POLYPEPTIDES;

CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICALS; CLINICAL APPLICATION; DISEASE TREATMENT; NANOMEDICINES; POLYMER THERAPEUTICS;

FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS;

EID: 84899513184     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/polym6020515     Document Type: Review

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