Characterisation and Evaluation of Trimesic Acid Derivatives as Disulphide Cross-Linked Polymers for Potential Colon Targeted Drug Delivery

Discovery and use of biocompatible polymers offers great promise in the pharmaceutical field, particularly in drug delivery systems. Disulphide bonds, which commonly occur in peptides and proteins and have been used as drug-glutathione conjugates, are reductively cleaved in the colon. The intrinsic...

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Main Authors: Siti Nur Aishah Mat Yusuf, Yoke Mooi Ng, Asila Dinie Ayub, Siti Hawa Ngalim, Vuanghao Lim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-07-01
Series:Polymers
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/9/8/311