(681e) Temperature-Responsive and Biodegradable Highly Branched Star Dendrimer for Controlled Release of Therapeutics Across Ocular Barriers
AIChE Annual Meeting
2010
2010 Annual Meeting
Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum
Bionanotechnology for Gene and Drug Delivery III
Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 4:35pm to 4:55pm
A highly branched start-like dendrimer with thermo-responsive and biodegradable properties is designed and synthesized by novel systhesis methods. The chemical, physical and biological properties of the dendrimer is characterized for its application to enhance drug permeability and therapeutic effects across ocular barriers and the blood brain barrier.