Polymer Therapeutics: From PolymerDrugs to Polymeric Micelles

Abstract

Current research has shown that polymers themselves are bioactive - they actively coordinate with binding domains on low density lipoproteins. In addition, the polymeric micelles can be slightly modified for complexation with oligonucleotides and plasmids. Second, PolymerDrugs are polymers that biodegrade into therapeutically useful molecules.

Speaker Biography

The focus in my laboratory is on the synthesis and characterization of biocompatible polymers for medical and dental applications such as drug delivery and tissue engineering. Our polymers are designed to be degradable as well as biocompatible.