Several kinds of polymeric particles designed for drug delivery purposes can be successfully
synthesized via heterogeneous polymerization processes. Due to the high ability to produce …

The main drawback of conventional chemotherapeutics is their non-specific distribution in
the body which causes serious side effects to healthy cells. As a consequence, the drug …

In the latest several decades, we have witnessed the striking development of synthetic
polymers as drug carriers from the early issue as implant agents to update various nano …

Polymeric-based drug delivery systems have become versatile and valuable candidates in
sectors such as pharmaceuticals, health, medicine, etc., due to a unique set of …

Polymer-based nanoparticle-sustained drug delivery systems offer several advantages over
conventional delivery systems such as maintenance of optimum therapeutic concentration of …

Natural polymers have been extensively explored as the vehicles for encapsulation and
delivery of drugs and other bioactive molecules, which have attracted tremendous attention …

Background: The nanomedicine is considered as the application of nanotechnology in the
medical field where nanoparticles are sized in the nanoscale range. Drug delivery …

Extensive research activity is currently devoted to controlled drug delivery systems, mainly
as nano-sized particles. Although biocompatible and (bio) degradable polymers play a key …

In recent times, research at the interface of polymer chemistry and biology has been going
through a tremendous progress. A lot of interesting works have focused toward synthesis of …

In this chapter, the authors summarize highly advanced and effective approaches for the
delivery of drugs for cancer therapy using polymeric vehicles. Fundamental aspects of …