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Polymers and Sulfur: what are Organic Polysulfides Good For? Preparative Strategies and Biological Applications
Author(s) -
Vo Cong Duan,
Kilcher Giona,
Tirelli Nicola
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
macromolecular rapid communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.348
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1521-3927
pISSN - 1022-1336
DOI - 10.1002/marc.200800740
Subject(s) - polysulfide , sulfur , biochemical engineering , context (archaeology) , polymer , nanotechnology , chemistry , materials science , organic chemistry , engineering , biology , paleontology , electrode , electrolyte
Sulfur(II)‐containing polymers (polysulfides) combine flexible synthetic and processing techniques with a unique responsiveness to oxidants. Here, the polysulfide oxidative sensitivity is put into the biological context of the development of new anti‐inflammatory therapies – the development of new anti‐inflammatory methodologies, adopted interactions and the minimisation of foreign‐body reactions – through the review of 50 years of research on polysulfide synthetic methodologies. Attention is paid to the identification of the most flexible and robust preparative techniques.