Polymers for pharmaceutical applications Mucoadhesive drug delivery systems Transmucosal drug delivery (ocular, oral, intravesical) Water-soluble and amphiphilic polymers Hydrogels, biomaterials & polymeric blends Functionalised nanoparticles (polymers, silica, gold) Stimuli-responsive polymers

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