The Uniqueness of Boron as a Novel Challenging Element for Drugs in Pharmacology, Medicine and for Smart Biomaterials

Future Medicinal ChemistryVol. 5, No. 6 EditorialThe uniqueness of boron as a novel challenging element for drugs in pharmacology, medicine and for smart biomaterialsClara Viñas i TeixidorClara Viñas i TeixidorInstitut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona, ICMAB-CSIC, Campus U.A.B., 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Published Online:25 Apr 2013https://doi.org/10.4155/fmc.13.41AboutSectionsView ArticleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail View articleKeywords: biomaterialscarboranesmetallacarboranesmolecules scaffoldsmultifunctionalReferences1 Grimes RN. Carboranes (2nd edition). Elsevier, London, UK (2011).Google Scholar2 Hawthorne MF. Advances at the interface of polyhedral borane chemistry and medicine. Comments Inorg. Chem.31(3–4),153–163 (2010).Crossref, CAS, Google Scholar3 Puga AV, Teixidor F, Sillanpää R et al. 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