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- Title
Nanoparticles in medicine: therapeutic applications and developments.
- Authors
Zhang, L; Gu, F X; Chan, J M; Wang, A Z; Langer, R S; Farokhzad, O C
- Abstract
Nanotechnology is the understanding and control of matter generally in the 1-100 nm dimension range. The application of nanotechnology to medicine, known as nanomedicine, concerns the use of precisely engineered materials at this length scale to develop novel therapeutic and diagnostic modalities. Nanomaterials have unique physicochemical properties, such as ultra small size, large surface area to mass ratio, and high reactivity, which are different from bulk materials of the same composition. These properties can be used to overcome some of the limitations found in traditional therapeutic and diagnostic agents.
- Publication
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics, 2008, Vol 83, Issue 5, p761
- ISSN
1532-6535
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1038/sj.clpt.6100400