Polymer Chemistry

, volume 5 , issue 10 , pages 3291-3297

Pluronic® block-copolymers in medicine: from chemical and biological versatility to rationalisation and clinical advances

Anaïs Pitto-Barry ¹

Nicolas P E Barry ¹

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Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK |

Publication type: Journal Article

Publication date: 2014-03-24

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Polymer Chemistry

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SJR: 0.842

CiteScore: 7.6

Impact factor: 3.9

ISSN: 17599954, 17599962

DOI: 10.1039/c4py00039k

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Organic Chemistry

Biochemistry

Polymers and Plastics

Bioengineering

Abstract

This mini-review highlights the latest advances in the chemistry and biology of Pluronic® triblock copolymers. We focus on their applications in medicine, as drug delivery carriers, biological response modifiers, and pharmaceutical ingredients. Examples of drug delivery systems and formulations currently in clinical use, clinical trials or preclinical development are highlighted. We also discuss the role that Pluronic® copolymers may play in the innovative design of new nanomedicines in the near future.

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Pitto-Barry A., Barry N. P. E. Pluronic® block-copolymers in medicine: from chemical and biological versatility to rationalisation and clinical advances // Polymer Chemistry. 2014. Vol. 5. No. 10. pp. 3291-3297.

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TY - JOUR

DO - 10.1039/c4py00039k

UR - https://doi.org/10.1039/c4py00039k

TI - Pluronic® block-copolymers in medicine: from chemical and biological versatility to rationalisation and clinical advances

T2 - Polymer Chemistry

AU - Pitto-Barry, Anaïs

AU - Barry, Nicolas P E

PY - 2014

DA - 2014/03/24

PB - Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

SP - 3291-3297

IS - 10

VL - 5

SN - 1759-9954

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@article{2014_Pitto-Barry,

author = {Anaïs Pitto-Barry and Nicolas P E Barry},

title = {Pluronic® block-copolymers in medicine: from chemical and biological versatility to rationalisation and clinical advances},

journal = {Polymer Chemistry},

year = {2014},

volume = {5},

publisher = {Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)},

month = {mar},

url = {https://doi.org/10.1039/c4py00039k},

number = {10},

pages = {3291--3297},

doi = {10.1039/c4py00039k}

}

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Pitto-Barry, Anaïs, and Nicolas P E Barry. “Pluronic® block-copolymers in medicine: from chemical and biological versatility to rationalisation and clinical advances.” Polymer Chemistry, vol. 5, no. 10, Mar. 2014, pp. 3291-3297. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4py00039k.

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Journal

Polymer Chemistry

scimago Q1

wos Q2

SJR

0.842

CiteScore

7.6

Impact factor

3.9

ISSN

17599954 (Print)

17599962 (Electronic)