History and Principles of Drug Delivery Using Polymers

History and Principles of Drug Delivery Using Polymers 

Numerous polymer-based therapeutics are on the market or undergoing clinical evaluation to treat cancer and other diseases. Many of them are low molecular weight drug molecules or therapeutic proteins that are chemically linked to water-soluble polymers to increase drug solubility, drug stability, or enable site-specific transport of drugs to target tissues affected by the disease. 

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