Kazunori kataoka biography of william

University of Tokyo, Japan

Professor Kazunori Kataoka is one of the world's leading polymer chemists, having developed specific polymers for biomedical applications. His nano-transporters are remarkable as they are based on long-chain molecules, i.e., polymers, which are used for the targeted delivery of anticancer drugs to tumors and for the transport of genetic material in gene therapy.

He is a pioneer of a new concept in which the drug is enclosed in micelles. These are aggregates of specially developed polymers.

Kazunori kataoka biography of william

It is possible to specifically guide these nano-transporters to affected tissues or organs. For this purpose, they need to circulate in the blood for a relatively long time so that they eventually accumulate in tumor tissue. Several differently designed polymer micelles that Kataoka has developed for cancer therapy are currently in clinical trials in various countries, including the UK and France.

Some of these polymer agents are close to actual