Polymers and Sulfur: what are Organic Polysulfides Good For? Preparative Strategies and Biological Applications.

Abstract

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.

• Authors: Cong Duan Vo, Giona Kilcher, Nicola Tirelli
• Journal: Macromolecular rapid communications (Macromol Rapid Commun) Vol. 30 Issue 4-5 Pg. 299-315 (Feb 18 2009) ISSN: 1022-1336 [Print] Germany
• PMID: 21706606 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2009 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.