Natural and synthetic polymer-based smart biomaterials for management of ulcerative colitis: a review of recent developments and future prospects
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an inflammatory disease of the colon that severely affects the quality of life of patients and usually responds well to anti-inflammatory agents for symptomatic relief; however, many patients need colectomy, a surgical procedure to remove whole or part of the colon. Though...
Published in: | Drug Delivery and Translational Research |
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Format: | Review |
Language: | English |
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Springer Verlag
2019
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Online Access: | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85063613772&doi=10.1007%2fs13346-018-0512-x&partnerID=40&md5=929fdee82f6607584451c40df69c491d |