Drug Delivery System
Online ISSN : 1881-2732
Print ISSN : 0913-5006
ISSN-L : 0913-5006
Feature articles “Polymer chemistry for DDS” Editor : Masayuki Yokoyama
Biodegradable polymeric materials
Yuichi OhyaKoji Nagahama
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2008 Volume 23 Issue 6 Pages 618-626

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Abstract
Biodegradable polymers, which can be degraded into non-toxic elements, metabolized, absorbed and excreted, are utilized as drug carriers and depots in drug delivery systems. They are frequently used in injectable formulations such as soluble nanoparticles, microspheres, and gelling system. In this chapter, we focus on polylactide and the copolymers as popular biodegradable polymers, and the developments of drug delivery system by hybridization of polylactides with some hydrophilic polymers are introduced.
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© 2008 Japan Society of Drug Delivery System
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