Polyox pharmaceuticals

Considerable interest has been shown ia poly(ethylene oxide) for diverse appHcations ia food, drug, and cosmetic products. Such uses fall within the scope of the Federal Food, Dmg, and Cosmetic Act. The U.S. FDA has recognized and approved the use of poly(ethylene oxide) for specific food and food packaging uses. USP/NF-grades of Polyox water-soluble resins (Union Carbide Corp.) are available for pharmaceutical appHcations. 

Enbo Wang graduated in chemistry at Northeast Normal University, and in 1985 became Professor of Inorganic Chemistry in the same university. From 1990 to 1991 he worked as Visiting Scholar at Georgetown University with Professor Michael T. Pope. His main research interests lie in the synthetic, structural, pharmaceutical and catalytical chemistry of polyox-ometalate complexes. He has published more than 400 articles and compiled two books on polyoxometalate chemistry. 

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