Polymers

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Compounds formed by the joining of smaller, usually repeating, units linked by covalent bonds. These compounds often form large macromolecules (e.g., BIOPOLYMERS; PLASTICS).

Descriptor ID	D011108
MeSH Number(s)	D05.750 D25.720 J01.637.051.720
Concept/Terms	Polymers Polymers Polymer

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Macromolecular Substances [D05]
Polymers [D05.750]
Biomedical and Dental Materials [D25]
Polymers [D25.720]
Technology, Industry, Agriculture [J]
Technology, Industry, and Agriculture [J01]
Manufactured Materials [J01.637]
Biomedical and Dental Materials [J01.637.051]
Polymers [J01.637.051.720]

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Bar chart showing 132 publications over 29 distinct years, with a maximum of 8 publications in 2008 and 2009 and 2016 and 2024 and 2025

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
1997	1	1	2
1998	1	1	2
1999	1	1	2
2001	1	1	2
2002	2	3	5
2003	1	2	3
2004	3	2	5
2005	2	0	2
2006	2	0	2
2007	2	2	4
2008	5	3	8
2009	5	3	8
2010	3	4	7
2011	3	1	4
2012	3	3	6
2013	2	2	4
2014	2	2	4
2015	2	1	3
2016	3	5	8
2017	1	2	3
2018	5	0	5
2019	2	0	2
2020	2	5	7
2021	2	3	5
2022	2	5	7
2023	1	4	5
2024	6	2	8
2025	5	3	8

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Rananaware P, Narayan M, Brahmkhatri V. Drug Polymer Nanoparticles: An Advancement in Biomedical Solutions and Targeted Drug Delivery. Drug Des Devel Ther. 2026; 20:562785.

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Chuang SC, Yu SA, Hung PC, Hsiao CY, Rethi L, Fang HW, Nguyen HT, Tsui KH, Chuang AE. Obesity healthcare via carrageenan-calcium peroxide-generated photothermal micro-polypyrrole carriers. Int J Biol Macromol. 2026 Feb; 343(Pt 2):150096.

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Chen CK, Wu SH, Lu HT, Nguyen HT, Lin PY, Pan WY, Tsui KH, Chuang AE. Adipose-precise delivery of microwave-derived soybean lecithin-polypyrrole nano-pufferfish-shaped nanoparticle for localized NIR-photothermal therapy in managing obesity. Biomater Adv. 2026 Feb; 179:214508.

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Mondal T, Sahoo P, Nandi SK, Kundu S, Li M, Haldar N, Kabir R, Mitra K, Roy S, Das M, Ghosh CK. Opto-magnetic optimization enhances the multimodal therapeutic and diagnostic (UCL/T1-T2W MRI) potential of GdOF against MDA-MB-231. J Mater Chem B. 2025 Aug 13; 13(32):9993-10008.

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Marathe S, Joshi R, Yang R, Shadambikar G, Bachmann AS, Chougule MB. Integration of Design of Experiments for the Development and Evaluation of Sulfasalazine Loaded Hybrid Albumin Chitosan Based Polymeric Nanocarriers. AAPS PharmSciTech. 2025 Jul 14; 26(6):192.

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Lee HJ, Lee NK, Kim J, Kim J, Seo D, Shin HE, Kim J, Ahn JH, Kim SN, Kim HS, Park J, Park W, Hong KS, Park CG, Lee W. Sequential nanoparticle therapy targeting neutrophil hyperactivation to prevent neutrophil-induced pulmonary fibrosis. J Nanobiotechnology. 2025 May 26; 23(1):381.

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Chuang SC, Yu SA, Hung PC, Chuang AE, Liang JW, Rethi L, Chen CK, Fang HW, Nguyen HT, Lu HT. Transformative lactera-polypyrrole@carrageenan microparticles leveraging NIR for skin regeneration and stress relief. Int J Biol Macromol. 2025 Jun; 316(Pt 1):144436.

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Chuang SC, Yu SA, Hung PC, Chuang AE, Liang JW, Sun CL, Rethi L, Fang HW, Nguyen HT, Tsai YT, Weng PW. Mitochondrial activation via calcium peroxide/carrageenan/soybean lecithin-derived polypyrrole phototherapeutic microparticles. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces. 2025 Oct; 254:114787.

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Li W, Tan CH, Baek JS, Jiang L, Ng NKJ, Chong KKL, Wong JJ, Gao L, Kline KA, Loo SCJ. Anti-Intracellular MRSA Activity of Antibiotic-Loaded Lipid-Polymer Hybrid Nanoparticles and Their Effectiveness in Murine Skin Wound Infection Models. ACS Infect Dis. 2025 Mar 14; 11(3):750-761.

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Toropova AP, Toropov AA, Kudyshkin VO, Leszczynska D, Leszczynski J. Application of monomer structures and fragments of local symmetry for simulation of glass transition temperatures of polymers. SAR QSAR Environ Res. 2025 Jan; 36(1):29-37.

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