title: 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.affiliation: Laboratory of Polymers and Biomaterials, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK.
authors.forename: Cong Duan
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Vo
authors.forename: Giona
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kilcher
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tirelli