Using polymers to make up magnetic nanoparticles for biomedicine

Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 652-668

  Chanana, Munish ^a   Mao, Zhengwei ^a   Wang, Dayang ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF COLLOIDS AND INTERFACES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioconjugation; Colloidal stability; Iron oxide; Living polymerization; Magnetic nanoparticles; Polymer; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS ENVIRONMENT; AQUEOUS MEDIUM; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; BIO-CONJUGATION; BIOLOGICAL FLUIDS; BIOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS; BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; BIOSENSING; CHEMICAL NATURE; COATING TECHNOLOGIES; COLLOIDAL STABILITY; CONTRAST AGENT; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; FUNCTIONALIZED; MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLES; MOLECULAR LEVELS; MOLECULAR TARGETING; POLYMER SURFACE MODIFICATION; POLYMERIC COATINGS; PROTEIN SEPARATIONS; TARGETED DRUG DELIVERY; THERAPEUTIC AGENTS; WATER SOLUBILITIES;

BODY FLUIDS; CHEMICAL STABILITY; DRUG DELIVERY; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; HYPERTHERMIA THERAPY; IRON OXIDES; LIVING POLYMERIZATION; MAGNETIC FLUIDS; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETISM; NANOPARTICLES; PLASTIC COATINGS; RESONANCE; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE TREATMENT; TERNARY SYSTEMS;

FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS;

ALGINIC ACID; ARABINOGALACTAN; CHITOSAN; DEXTRAN; FERUCARBOTRAN; FERUMOXYTOL; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; NANOCOATING; NANOPARTICLE; NANOSHELL; POLOXAMER; POLYACRYLIC ACID; POLYANILINE; POLYCAPROLACTONE; POLYLACTIC ACID; POLYMER; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; PULLULAN; STARCH; SUPERPARAMAGNETIC IRON OXIDE; TRASTUZUMAB; ULTRASMALL SUPERPARAMAGNETIC IRON OXIDE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BIOMEDICINE; COLLOID; CONJUGATION; ENCAPSULATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MAGNETISM; NANOPROBE; REVIEW; SOLUBILITY; STIMULUS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETICS; NANOMEDICINE; NANOPARTICLES; POLYMERS;

EID: 76749139981     PISSN: 15507033     EISSN: 15507041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jbn.2009.1082     Document Type: Review

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