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Title:

Functional polymer alloys as drug delivery vehicles

Agreement Number:

EGP

Agreement Value:

$24,890.00

Agreement Date:

Jan 10, 2018 -

Organization:

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Location:

Quebec, CA

Reference Number:

GC-2017-Q4-00113

Agreement Type:

Grant

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Additional Information:

Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019).

Recipient's Legal Name:

Banquy, Xavier (Université de Montréal)

Program:

Engage Grants for universities

Program Purpose:

This research project explores the use of polymer alloys as drug delivery systems. Sustained long term deliveryx000D
of pharmaceutical compounds is and extremely challenging tasks and requires the development of complexx000D
delivery systems. Such systems must be biocompatible, biodegradable and minimally invasive in order tox000D
perform over long period of time. The use of polymer alloys appears to be a straightforward solution to thisx000D
technological problem. They offer unprecedent versatility in terms of control of erosion rate and activex000D
compound release as well as unmatched biocompatibility profile. The proposed study will establish thex000D
fundamental properties of polymer alloys as drug delivery systems and will provide the industrial partner with ax000D
strong knowledge of their potential performances in biomedical devices such as implants.