Condensation Metallocene Polymers

Metallocene-containing polyesters from reaction of 3,5-pyridinedicarboxylic acid and metallocene dihalides and their preliminary ability to inhibit cancer cell growth

“…[30] As noted before, [19À30] we have been involved in the inclusion of metallocenes into polymer backbones for a number of reasons including most recently the production of electrically conductive materials [27,68,69] and their ability to inhibit cancer. [29,38] The ability to inhibit cancer cell growth is well known and the mechanistic picture has been recently reviewed and found to be different than for cisplatin.…”

Metallocene-containing conjugated polymers

“…The number of such systems is extremely limited as it may be seen from this section. On the contrary, these metallocene complexes, especially those of Ti and Zr, have been included into numerous non-conjugated polymers, frequently with the metal inside the principal chain, see recent review [469].…”

Use of metal-containing polymers as potential anticancer agents

“…Much of this has been reviewed in a ten volume series [1] and various reviews for platinum [2][3][4][5], organotin [5][6][7][8][9] , Group 5 [10,11] Group 15 [12][13][14], uranium [15], ruthenium [16] and vanadocene-containing [17] polymers. This brief review concentrates on the synthesis and characterization of metal-containing polymers for cancer treatment though they also offer good antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral activity.…”