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Review
. 2017 Sep;1(9):e1700084.
doi: 10.1002/adbi.201700084. Epub 2017 Jul 17.

Leveraging H2 O2 Levels for Biomedical Applications

Jinqiang Wang  1   2 , Yuqi Zhang  1   2 , Edikan Archibong  1   2 , Frances S Ligler  1 , Zhen Gu  1   2   3
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Review

Leveraging H2 O2 Levels for Biomedical Applications

Jinqiang Wang et al. Adv Biosyst. 2017 Sep.

Abstract

Hydrogen peroxide (H2 O2 )-responsive materials have been employed as drug delivery or diagnostic systems to treat or detect diseases with abnormal oxidative stress. A number of H2 O2 -responsive systems have been developed, and they have achieved great progress in controlled drug delivery for disease treatment. However, pathological sites with elevated H2 O2 level, such as cancer and inflammation, have their own characteristics; therefore the material structures and the subsequent formulations should be reasonably designed to acquire maximized therapeutic effects. In this progress report, we overview the development of H2 O2 -responsive functional groups for constructing H2 O2 -responsive formulations, as well as the guidance for designing suitable formulations to treat each specific pathological condition. The challenges and perspectives in this field are also discussed.

Keywords: H2O2-responsive; diagnosis; drug delivery; oxidation-responsive; polymers.

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