Claudio J. Salomon
Departamento de Farmacia, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquimícas y Farmaceúticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531, 2000.
Rosario, Argentina; e-mail: [email protected].
Guest Editorial: Macromolecules Applied to Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Molecules 2005, 10, 3-5 (PDF format 106 K)


Tommasina Coviello ^1,*, Antonio Palleschi ², Mario Grassi ³, Pietro Matricardi ¹, Gianfranco Bocchinfuso ² and Franco Alhaique ¹
1 Department of Chemistry and Technology of Biologically Active Compounds, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, P.le Aldo Moro, 00185 Rome, Italy.
2 Department of Sciences and Chemical Technologies, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Via de la Ricerca Scientifica, 00133 Rome, Italy.
3 Department of Chemical Engineering, Environment and Raw Materials, University of Trieste, P.le Europa 1, 34127 Trieste, Italy.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: [email protected].
Scleroglucan: A Versatile Polysaccharide for Modified Drug Delivery
Molecules 2005, 10, 6-33 (PDF format 2082 K)


H. Eliyahu ^1,2, Y. Barenholz ² and A. J. Domb ^1,*
1 Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Natural Products, School of Pharmacy, Jerusalem, Israel.
2 Laboratory of Membrane and Liposome Research, Department of Biochemistry, The Hebrew University – Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel.
Review: Polymers for DNA Delivery
Molecules 2005, 10, 34-64 (PDF format 478 K)

 
Florence Delie ¹ and María José Blanco-Príeto ^2,*
1 School of Pharmacy, 30, Quai E. Ansermet, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland, Phone: (+41) 22 379 6573, Fax: (+41) 22 379 6567, E-mail: [email protected].
2 Centro Galénico, Farmacia y Tecnología Farmacéutica, Universidad de Navarra; Ap. 177, 31080 – Pamplona, Spain, Phone: (+34) 948 42 56 00, Fax: (+34) 948 42 56 49.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: [email protected].
Review: Polymeric Particulates to Improve Oral Bioavailability of Peptide Drugs
Molecules 2005, 10, 65-80 (PDF format 2588 K)

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F. Aulenta ¹, M. Drew ¹, A. Foster ², W. Hayes ^{1, *}, S. Rannard ², D. Thornthwaite ² and T. Youngs ¹
1 School of Chemistry, The University of Reading, UK
2 Unilever Research and Development, Port Sunlight Laboratory, UK
Fragrance Release from the Surface of Branched Poly (Amide) S
Molecules 2005, 10, 81-97 (PDF format 342 K)

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R. Quesnel and P. Hildgen*
Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Montréal, Canada.
Synthesis of PLA-b-PEG Multiblock Copolymers for Stealth Drug Carrier Preparation
Molecules 2005, 10, 98-104 (PDF format 167 K)

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V. Nadeau and P. Hildgen*
Laboratoire de Nanotechnologie Pharmaceutique, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Montréal, Canada.
AFM study of a New Carrier Based on PLA and Salen Copolymers for Gene Therapy
Molecules 2005, 10, 105-113 (PDF format 300 K)

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C. Elvira ^1,*, A. Gallardo ¹, J. Roman ¹ and A. Cifuentes ²
1 Institute of Polymer Science and Technology (CSIC), Spain.
2 Institute of Industrial Fermentations (CSIC), Spain.
Review: Covalent Polymer-Drug Conjugates
Molecules 2005, 10, 114-125 (PDF format 253 K)


Juan M. Irache *, María Huici, Monica Konecny, Socorro Espuelas, Miguel Angel Campanero and Pau Arbos
Centro Galénico, Universidad de Navarra, 31080 – Pamplona (Spain). Tel: (+34) 948 425600 x 6478, Fax: (+34) 948 425649.
Bioadhesive Properties of Gantrez Nanoparticles
Molecules 2005, 10, 126-145  (PDF format 953 K)

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J. Park, M. Ye and K. Park*
Department of Pharmaceutics and Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, U.S.A.
Review: Biodegradable Polymers for Microencapsulation of Drugs
Molecules 2005, 10, 146-161 (PDF format 230 K)

Hiroko Shibata ¹, Shinsaku Nakagawa ¹ and Yasuo Tsutsumi ^1,2,*
1Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University. 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
2 National Institute of Health Sciences, Osaka Branch Fundamental Research Laboratories for Development of Medicine. 7-6-8 Saito-Asagi, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0085 Japan.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: [email protected], [email protected].
Review: Optimization of Protein Therapies by Polymer-Conjugation as an Effective DDS
Molecules 2005, 10, 162-180 (PDF format 320 K)