Poly(ethylene glycol) in Drug Delivery: Pros and Cons as Well as Potential Alternatives

Knop, Katrin; Hoogenboom, Richard; Fischer, Dagmar; S. Schubert, Ulrich

doi:10.1002/anie.200902672

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Poly(ethylene glycol) in Drug Delivery: Pros and Cons as Well as Potential Alternatives

Published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition • Jul 20, 2010

Authors:

Katrin Knop

Richard Hoogenboom

Dagmar Fischer

Abstract

Poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) is the most used polymer and also the gold standard for stealth polymers in the emerging field of polymer-based drug delivery. The properties that account for the overwhelming use of PEG in biomedical applications are outlined in this Review. The first approved PEGylated ...

Subject

Ethylene glycol

Polymer

Drug delivery

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