Intelligent Self-Assembled Polymer for Targeted Cancer Treatment
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 October 2022) | Viewed by 3977
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue on Intelligent Self-Assembled Polymers for Targeted Cancer Treatment is specifically devoted to the solicitation of high-quality original articles, short communications, and comprehensive reviews on recent and front-line developments in this interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary field. In the last decade, polymer science and “smart” self-assembled structure technology have been driven by recent advancements in biomedical applications in diagnosis and therapy. A large number of smart polymers and biopolymers, which are characterized with important biodegradability features, have been recently developed for biomedical applications. Such new biomedical applications are advancing research breakthroughs for the treatment of chronic diseases, promoting better treatment options and disease management.
Polymeric materials have recently attracted significant interest from researchers for targeted delivery and biomedical applications, possibly due to their many advantages over other traditional materials, including their inexpensive and easy synthesis, suitability for work in aqueous solutions, and possibility to facilitate large responses to weak stimuli. Chemotherapy still has huge downsides such as low specificity for tumor cells, high toxicity at local areas, and a lack of aqueous solubility. New areas, such as polymer-based nanomedicine and smart self-assembled materials, are promising for improving targeted delivery with fewer disadvantages than traditional drug delivery. This is encouraging for cancer-treatment options, with the possibility of sparing normal cells and reducing side effects.
Dr. Hisham A. Alhadlaq
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- polymer-based materials
- targeted therapy
- nanomedicine
- polymeric carriers
- polymeric nanoparticle
- bio-based polymeric materials
- biodegradable polymers
- self-assembly
- toxicity
- anticancer drugs
- cancer therapy
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