TY - JOUR
T1 - Preface - The second symposium on innovative polymers for controlled delivery, September 11-14, 2012, Suzhou, China
AU - Zhong, Zhiyuan
AU - Feijen, Jan
N1 - Second Symposium on Innovative Polymers for Controlled Delivery (SIPCD 2012)
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - We are witnessing a rapid development of innovative polymer-based biomaterials for controlled delivery of therapeutics and biotherapeutics (e.g., drugs, proteins, siRNA and DNA), targeted delivery of diagnostic agents (e.g., quantum dots and iron oxides), as well as functional delivery of cells and/or bioactives (e.g., stem cells and growth factors) in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. It is interesting to note that innovation in delivery systems has already made significant technological impacts on medical research and practice. The Second Symposium on Innovative Polymers for Controlled Delivery (SIPCD 2012) was held in September 11–14, 2012 in Suzhou, China, to provide a high-level platform for worldwide top scientists, entrepreneurs, prominent young researchers and graduate students to meet and discuss state-of-the-art progress, challenging issues and future perspectives of controlled release systems. To our great pleasure, SIPCD 2012 has received overwhelming attention from different disciplines including polymers, biomedical engineering, pharmacy, nanotechnology, and regenerative medicine. The following block gives an overview of the highlights of the SIPCD 2012 symposium.
AB - We are witnessing a rapid development of innovative polymer-based biomaterials for controlled delivery of therapeutics and biotherapeutics (e.g., drugs, proteins, siRNA and DNA), targeted delivery of diagnostic agents (e.g., quantum dots and iron oxides), as well as functional delivery of cells and/or bioactives (e.g., stem cells and growth factors) in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. It is interesting to note that innovation in delivery systems has already made significant technological impacts on medical research and practice. The Second Symposium on Innovative Polymers for Controlled Delivery (SIPCD 2012) was held in September 11–14, 2012 in Suzhou, China, to provide a high-level platform for worldwide top scientists, entrepreneurs, prominent young researchers and graduate students to meet and discuss state-of-the-art progress, challenging issues and future perspectives of controlled release systems. To our great pleasure, SIPCD 2012 has received overwhelming attention from different disciplines including polymers, biomedical engineering, pharmacy, nanotechnology, and regenerative medicine. The following block gives an overview of the highlights of the SIPCD 2012 symposium.
KW - METIS-302411
KW - IR-90182
U2 - 10.1016/j.jconrel.2013.04.011
DO - 10.1016/j.jconrel.2013.04.011
M3 - Article
SN - 0168-3659
VL - 169
SP - 163
EP - 164
JO - Journal of controlled release
JF - Journal of controlled release
IS - 3
ER -