Abstract: It is provided a method of treatment of a human or animal patient in need thereof to achieve a reduction of the viscosity of mucus of the patient which is carried out by administering a polyglycerol derivative having a linear or dendritic polyglycerol backbone and carrying at least one thiol group covalently bound to the polyglycerol backbone. It is further provided a method of treatment of a human or animal patient suffering from chronic sinusitis, asthma, chronic bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema, bronchiectasis, chronic inflammatory bowel diseases, constipation, gastrointestinal malabsorption syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, steatorrhea or diarrhea by administering a polyglycerol derivative. Further specific thiol-functionalized polyglycerol derivatives and a corresponding manufacturing method are provided.

Abstract: Disclosed are a hyaluronic acid-based amphiphilic polymer, preparation method and application thereof. A main chain of the amphiphilic polymer is a hydrophilic hyaluronic acid and can be employed in active targeting, and a side chain thereof is a hydrophobic group represented by Formula (1). The amphiphilic polymer can carry a small molecule anticancer drug. Polymer nanoparticles are obtained via chemical crosslinking, such that the nanoparticles are not readily dissociated outside a cell or in blood, thus ensuring the stability of a drug encapsulated by the nanoparticles. Upon arriving at a tumor tissue, the hyaluronic acid on a surface of the nanoparticle can immediately combine with a CD44 receptor on a surface of a tumor cell, and effectively enter the tumor cell via endocytosis mediated by the receptor, and then quickly de-crosslink to be dissociated.

Abstract: Disclosed are a hyaluronic acid-based amphiphilic polymer, preparation method and application thereof. A main chain of the amphiphilic polymer is a hydrophilic hyaluronic acid and can be employed in active targeting, and a side chain thereof is a hydrophobic group represented by Formula (1). The amphiphilic polymer can carry a small molecule anticancer drug. Polymer nanoparticles are obtained via chemical crosslinking, such that the nanoparticles are not readily dissociated outside a cell or in blood, thus ensuring the stability of a drug encapsulated by the nanoparticles. Upon arriving at a tumor tissue, the hyaluronic acid on a surface of the nanoparticle can immediately combine with a CD44 receptor on a surface of a tumor cell, and effectively enter the tumor cell via endocytosis mediated by the receptor, and then quickly de-crosslink to be dissociated.