Abstract
Drug delivery systems, designed to enhance drug efficacy and reduce their adverse effects, have evolved accompanied by the development of novel materials. Nanotechnology is an emerging scientific area that has created a variety of intriguing inorganic nanoparticles. In this review, we focus on the feasibility of inorganic nanoparticles, including iron oxide nanoparticles, gold nanoparticles, fullerenes and carbon nanohorns, as drug carriers, and summarize recent advances in this field.
Keywords: Nanomedicine, drug delivery, gene delivery, drug carrier, iron oxide nanoparticle, gold nanoparticle, fullerene, carbon nanohorn
Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry
Title: Recent Advances in Inorganic Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery Systems
Volume: 8 Issue: 2
Author(s): Kunihiro Tsuchida and Tatsuya Murakami
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Keywords: Nanomedicine, drug delivery, gene delivery, drug carrier, iron oxide nanoparticle, gold nanoparticle, fullerene, carbon nanohorn
Abstract: Drug delivery systems, designed to enhance drug efficacy and reduce their adverse effects, have evolved accompanied by the development of novel materials. Nanotechnology is an emerging scientific area that has created a variety of intriguing inorganic nanoparticles. In this review, we focus on the feasibility of inorganic nanoparticles, including iron oxide nanoparticles, gold nanoparticles, fullerenes and carbon nanohorns, as drug carriers, and summarize recent advances in this field.
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Tsuchida Kunihiro and Murakami Tatsuya, Recent Advances in Inorganic Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery Systems, Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry 2008; 8 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138955708783498078
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138955708783498078 |
Print ISSN 1389-5575 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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