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Ruth Duncan is affiliated with Cardiff University in the United Kingdom. Their research contributions include publications in academic journals, with a particular presence in the Journal of Mammalogy.

One recent publication authored by Duncan is titled In Memoriam: Stephen H. Jenkins (1946 - 2024), published in 2025 within the Journal of Mammalogy.

Duncan has collaborated with several co-authors across their work. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Stewart W. Breck
  • Peter E. Busher
  • Ned A. Dochtermann
  • Mary M. Peacock
  • Douglas W. Smith

The scholarly output has primarily appeared in the Journal of Mammalogy, reflecting a focus within this publication venue.

Best Publications

  • The dawning era of polymer therapeutics

    Ruth Duncan

  • Polymer conjugates as anticancer nanomedicines

    Ruth Duncan

  • Dendrimer biocompatibility and toxicity.

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  • Dendrimers: relationship between structure and biocompatibility in vitro, and preliminary studies on the biodistribution of 125I-labelled polyamidoamine dendrimers in vivo.

    N Malik;R Wiwattanapatapee;R Klopsch;K Lorenz

  • Nanomedicine(s) under the Microscope

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  • Phase I Clinical and Pharmacokinetic Study of PK1 [N-(2-Hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide Copolymer Doxorubicin]: First Member of a New Class of Chemotherapeutic Agents—Drug-Polymer Conjugates

    Paul A. Vasey;Stan B. Kaye;Rosemary Morrison;Chris Twelves

  • Potential of low molecular mass chitosan as a DNA delivery system: biocompatibility, body distribution and ability to complex and protect DNA

    SimonC.W. Richardson;HannoV.J. Kolbe;Ruth Duncan

  • Drug-polymer conjugates: potential for improved chemotherapy.

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  • Dendrimer-platinate: a novel approach to cancer chemotherapy.

    Navid Malik;Evagoras G Evagorou;Ruth Duncan

  • Effect of molecular weight (Mw) of N-(2-hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide copolymers on body distribution and rate of excretion after subcutaneous, intraperitoneal, and intravenous administration to rats.

    L. W. Seymour;R. Duncan;J. Strohalm;Jindrich Kopecek

  • Early Phase Tumor Accumulation of Macromolecules: A Great Difference in Clearance Rate between Tumor and Normal Tissues

    Youichiro Noguchi;Jun Wu;Ruth Duncan;Jiří Strohalm

  • Polymer conjugates: nanosized medicines for treating cancer

    María J. Vicent;Ruth Duncan

  • Highly cited research articles in Journal of Controlled Release: Commentaries and perspectives by authors

    Nicholas A. Peppas;Ruth Duncan;Gary E. Wnek;Allan S. Hoffman

  • Polymer therapeutics-prospects for 21st century: the end of the beginning.

    Ruth Duncan;María J. Vicent

  • Soluble synthetic polymers as potential drug carriers

    Ruth Duncan;Jindřich Kopeček

  • INFLUENCE OF MOLECULAR WEIGHT ON PASSIVE TUMOUR ACCUMULATION OF A SOLUBLE MACROMOLECULAR DRUG CARRIER

    L.W. Seymour;Y. Miyamoto;H. Maeda;M. Brereton

  • PEG-doxorubicin conjugates: influence of polymer structure on drug release, in vitro cytotoxicity, biodistribution, and antitumor activity.

    Francesco M Veronese;Oddone Schiavon;Gianfranco Pasut;Raniero Mendichi

  • Evaluation of the biological properties of soluble chitosan and chitosan microspheres

    Begoña Carreño-Gómez;Ruth Duncan

  • Polyvalent dendrimer glucosamine conjugates prevent scar tissue formation

    Sunil Shaunak;Sharyn Thomas;Elisabetta Gianasi;Antony Godwin

  • Endocytosis and intracellular trafficking as gateways for nanomedicine delivery: opportunities and challenges.

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  • Development of HPMA copolymer–anticancer conjugates: Clinical experience and lessons learnt

    Ruth Duncan

  • Methods for the evaluation of biocompatibility of soluble synthetic polymers which have potential for biomedical use: 1 - Use of the tetrazolium-based colorimetric assay (MTT) as a preliminary screen for evaluation of in vitro cytotoxicity

    D. Sgouras;R. Duncan

  • Polymer therapeutics: polymers as drugs, drug and protein conjugates and gene delivery systems : Past, present and future opportunities

    Ruth Duncan;Helmut Ringsdorf;Ronit Satchi-Fainaro

  • Anionic PAMAM Dendrimers Rapidly Cross Adult Rat Intestine In Vitro: A Potential Oral Delivery System?

    Ruedeekorn Wiwattanapatapee;Begoña Carreño-Gómez;Navid Malik;Ruth Duncan

Frequent Co-Authors

Jindřich Kopeček
Jindřich Kopeček University of Utah
Karel Ulbrich
Karel Ulbrich Czech Academy of Sciences
Paolo Ferruti
Paolo Ferruti University of Milan
Jim Cassidy
Jim Cassidy University of Glasgow
Etienne Schacht
Etienne Schacht Ghent University
María J. Vicent
María J. Vicent Cardiff University
Leonard W. Seymour
Leonard W. Seymour University of Oxford
Pavla Kopečková
Pavla Kopečková University of Utah
Jorge Heller
Jorge Heller SRI International
Aymen Al-Shamkhani
Aymen Al-Shamkhani University of Southampton

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