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ArticlePolymers2018

Poly(carbonate urethane)-Based Thermogels with Enhanced Drug Release Efficacy for Chemotherapeutic Applications.

Benjamin Qi Yu Chan, Hongwei Cheng, Sing Shy Liow, Qingqing Dou, Yun-Long Wu, Xian Jun Loh, Zibiao Li

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Article in Polymers, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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13 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Benjamin Qi Yu ChanInstitute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, #08-03 Innovis, Singapore 138634, Singapore. qychan@u.nus.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-1383-0818
Hongwei ChengFujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China. hongwei1026c@163.com.
Sing Shy LiowInstitute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, #08-03 Innovis, Singapore 138634, Singapore. liowss@imre.a-star.edu.sg.
Qingqing DouInstitute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, #08-03 Innovis, Singapore 138634, Singapore. douq@imre.a-star.edu.sg.
Yun-Long WuFujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China. wuyl@xmu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0001-6426-6340
Xian Jun LohInstitute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, #08-03 Innovis, Singapore 138634, Singapore. lohxj@imre.a-star.edu.sg.
Zibiao LiInstitute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, #08-03 Innovis, Singapore 138634, Singapore. lizb@imre.a-star.edu.sg.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this study, we report the synthesis and characterisation of a thermogelling poly(carbonate urethane) system comprising poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG), poly(propylene glycol) (PPG) and poly(polytetrahydrofuran carbonate) (PTHF carbonate). The incorporation of PTHF carbonate allowed for the control of the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) and decreased critical gelation concentration (CGC) of the thermogels significantly. In addition, the as-prepared thermogels displayed low toxicity against HepG2, L02 and HEK293T cells. Drug release studies were carried out using doxorubicin (Dox). Studies conducted using nude mice models with hepatocellular carcinoma revealed that the Dox-loaded poly(PEG/PPG/PTHF carbonate urethane) thermogels showed excellent in vivo anti-tumour performance and effectively inhibited tumour growth in the tested model.

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cancer therapydrug releasein-situ hydrogelthermo-responsive polymers

Identifiers

PMID30966125
PMCPMC6415165

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