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In this chapter, we discuss two areas of our research. The first of these involves discoveries we made involving the use of polymers for the release of large molecules. The second involves the synthesis of a new family of degradable polymers-polyanhydrides. In both cases we examine the ideas involved, the initial research, and the eventual consequences of the research.
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Langer, R.S. (1996). Polymeric Drug Delivery Systems. In: Alexander, N.J., Wentz, A.C. (eds) Idea to Product. Serono Symposia USA. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-0743-6_11
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