Stimuli Responsive Polymeric Systems for Cancer Therapy
Nanoscale polymers systems have dominated the revolution of drug delivery advancement. Their potential in the fight against cancer is unrivalled with other technologies. Their functionality increase, targeting ability and stimuli responsive nature have led to a major boom in research focus. This rev...
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| author | Ali Alsuraifi Anthony Curtis Dimitrios A. Lamprou Clare Hoskins |
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| description | Nanoscale polymers systems have dominated the revolution of drug delivery advancement. Their potential in the fight against cancer is unrivalled with other technologies. Their functionality increase, targeting ability and stimuli responsive nature have led to a major boom in research focus. This review article concentrates on the use of these smart polymers in cancer therapy. Nanotechnologies have shown potential as drug carriers leading to increased drug efficacy and penetration. Multifunctional smart carriers which can release their payload upon an external or internal trigger such as pH or temperature are proving to be major frontrunners in the development of effective strategies to overcome this disease with minimal patient side effects. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-107334cec47d4835bf9cd5b6785caf852022-12-22T04:04:13ZengMDPI AGPharmaceutics1999-49232018-08-0110313610.3390/pharmaceutics10030136pharmaceutics10030136Stimuli Responsive Polymeric Systems for Cancer TherapyAli Alsuraifi0Anthony Curtis1Dimitrios A. Lamprou2Clare Hoskins3Institute of Science and Technology in Medicine, Keele University, Keele ST5 5BG, UKInstitute of Science and Technology in Medicine, Keele University, Keele ST5 5BG, UKSchool of Pharmacy, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT9 7BL, UKInstitute of Science and Technology in Medicine, Keele University, Keele ST5 5BG, UKNanoscale polymers systems have dominated the revolution of drug delivery advancement. Their potential in the fight against cancer is unrivalled with other technologies. Their functionality increase, targeting ability and stimuli responsive nature have led to a major boom in research focus. This review article concentrates on the use of these smart polymers in cancer therapy. Nanotechnologies have shown potential as drug carriers leading to increased drug efficacy and penetration. Multifunctional smart carriers which can release their payload upon an external or internal trigger such as pH or temperature are proving to be major frontrunners in the development of effective strategies to overcome this disease with minimal patient side effects.http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/10/3/136stimuli responsivesmart polymerintelligent polymercancer therapy |
| spellingShingle | Ali Alsuraifi Anthony Curtis Dimitrios A. Lamprou Clare Hoskins Stimuli Responsive Polymeric Systems for Cancer Therapy Pharmaceutics stimuli responsive smart polymer intelligent polymer cancer therapy |
| title | Stimuli Responsive Polymeric Systems for Cancer Therapy |
| title_full | Stimuli Responsive Polymeric Systems for Cancer Therapy |
| title_fullStr | Stimuli Responsive Polymeric Systems for Cancer Therapy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Stimuli Responsive Polymeric Systems for Cancer Therapy |
| title_short | Stimuli Responsive Polymeric Systems for Cancer Therapy |
| title_sort | stimuli responsive polymeric systems for cancer therapy |
| topic | stimuli responsive smart polymer intelligent polymer cancer therapy |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/10/3/136 |
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