| Literature DB >> 25491870 |
Weiren Cheng1, Liuqun Gu1, Wei Ren1, Ye Liu2.
Abstract
Stimuli-responsive polymers are an important component for preparation of stimuli-responsive drug delivery systems with less side effects and improved efficacy for cancer treatment. There are endogenous stimuli and exogenous stimuli which can be explored. Here we review the developments in both endogenous stimuli- including redox-/pH-/enzyme-responsive polymers and exogenous stimuli- including thermo-/photo- and ultrasound-responsive polymers for delivery of anti-cancer drugs.Entities:
Keywords: cancer therapy; drug delivery; encapsulation; polymer; stimuli-responsive
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25491870 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2014.05.050
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl ISSN: 0928-4931 Impact factor: 7.328