Role of graphene nano-composites in cancer therapy: Theranostic applications, metabolic fate and toxicity issues

Current Drug Metabolism

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 397-409

  Rahman, Mahfoozur ^a   Ahmad, Mohammad Zaki ^b   Ahmad, Javed ^c   Firdous, Jamia ^c   Ahmad, Farhan Jalees ^c   Mushtaq, Gohar ^d   Kamal, Mohammad A ^d   Akhter, Sohail ^e  

^a Abhilashi College of Pharmacy   (India)

^b NAJRAN UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^e UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biodistribution and excretion; Cancer therapy; Disposition; Graphene; Graphene oxide; Inorganic nanoparticles; Metabolism; Nanomedicine; Theranostics

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CARBON NANOPARTICLE; GRAPHENE OXIDE; NANOCARRIER; NANOMATERIAL; ORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANIC NANOMATERIAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; GRAPHITE; NANOCOMPOSITE;

ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; METABOLISM; NANOMEDICINE; NANOPHARMACEUTICS; NANOTOXICOLOGY; NEOPLASM; PHARMACOKINETIC PARAMETERS; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; HUMAN; NEOPLASMS; PARTICLE SIZE; PROCEDURES; THERANOSTIC NANOMEDICINE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; GRAPHITE; HUMANS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NEOPLASMS; PARTICLE SIZE; THERANOSTIC NANOMEDICINE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84945356981     PISSN: 13892002     EISSN: 18755453     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1389200215666141125120633     Document Type: Article

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