Temperature-sensitive polymer-nanoshell composites for photothermally modulated drug delivery

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 293-298

  Sershen, S R ^a   Westcott, S L ^a   Halas, N J ^a   West, J L ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

Controlled release; Hydrogel; Medical lasers; Nanotechnology; NIPAAm

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY; COPOLYMERS; GOLD; GOLD COMPOUNDS; HYDROGELS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OPTICAL MATERIALS; POLYAMIDES;

NANOSHELL; PHOTOTHERMALLY MODULATED DRUG DELIVERY; POLYISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDE;

BIOMATERIALS;

ACRYLAMIDE; POLY(N ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDE);

ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE; DRUG COATING; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG RELEASE; HYDROGEL; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

ACRYLAMIDES; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; GOLD; HYDROGELS; INFRARED RAYS; MATERIALS TESTING; METHYLENE BLUE; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POLYMERS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0034609625     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-4636(20000905)51:3<293::AID-JBM1>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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