Review of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacokinetics – International Edition – Volume 38 (2024) – Supplementary Issue 2

*Corresponding author: Baharak Divband, Inorganic Chemistry Department, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran; Tel.: +98-4133393129
E-mail: divband@tabrizu.ac.ir; bdivband@gmail.com

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Published: 5 May 2024; https://doi.org/10.61873/CCDW2092

Abstract
Innovative methods and significant developments in designing new synthetic inorganic materials have been used to overcome limitations of current drug delivery systems. Inorganic polymers are widely used in the field of biomedicine, imaging, tissue engineering and drug delivery because of their bioactivity, biocompatibility, and stability. A few of the more well-known wholly inorganic polymers are portland cement, silicon dioxide, polyanionic glasses (including titania- and aluminosilicate glasses), poly(sulphur nitride), polycrystalline diamond, graphite, poly(sulphur nitride), and aluminum-silicate materials. Inorganic polymers, especially those possessing significant porosity, are good potential candidates for the delivery of several drugs (anticancer, antibiotics, and anti-inflammatories), providing advantages such as encapsulation, controlled delivery, and improved targeting of drugs. Choosing a suitable drug carrier with a selective targeting potential also seems to be a very promising way for improving stability as well as selectivity. Despite all the advances, developing homogeneous inorganic polymers with narrow molecular weight distributions is a multidisciplinary challenge. The current keynote speech provides a review of the opportunities and challenges of using inorganic polymers as drug carriers.

Keywords: inorganic polymers, drug delivery, controlled delivery, drug encapsulation, drug carriers

Please cite as:
Divband B. Inorganic polymers as drug carriers: opportunities and challenges. Rev. Clin. Pharmacol. Pharmacokinet. Int. Ed. 38(Sup2): 7-9 (2024). https://doi.org/10.61873/CCDW2092