The Present and the Future of Degradable Dendrimers and Derivatives in Theranostics

Bioconjugate Chemistry

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1185-1197

  Leiro, Victoria ^a,b   Garcia, João Pedro ^a,b,c   Tomás, Helena ^d   Pêgo, Ana Paula ^a,b,c  

^a INEB INSTITUTO DE ENGENHARIA BIOMÉDICA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MADEIRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; NUCLEIC ACIDS;

BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CHEMICAL SURFACES; DENDRITIC STRUCTURES; PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITION; PROPERTY; STATE OF THE ART; SURFACE FUNCTIONALITIES; SYNTHETIC MATERIALS; THERANOSTICS;

DENDRIMERS;

2,2 BIS(HYDROXYMETHYL)PROPANOIC ACID; ALIPHATIC COMPOUND; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DENDRIMER; DOXORUBICIN; ESTER DERIVATIVE; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; MACROGOL; MONOMER; NUCLEIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BIOMATERIAL; DRUG; NANOMATERIAL;

BIODEGRADABILITY; CHEMICAL BOND; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG TRANSPORT; HUMAN; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; GENE TRANSFER; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; THERANOSTIC NANOMEDICINE;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DENDRIMERS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NANOSTRUCTURES; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; THERANOSTIC NANOMEDICINE;

EID: 84937040940     PISSN: 10431802     EISSN: 15204812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bc5006224     Document Type: Review

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