The potential of protein-based nanocages for imaging and drug delivery

Therapeutic Delivery

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 149-151

  Corsi, Fabio ^a   Mazzucchelli, Serena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

emerging technologies; nanotechnology; protein based nanocages

Indexed keywords

NANOCAGE; NANOCARRIER; PROTEIN BASED NANOCAGE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DRUG CARRIER; FERRITIN; NANOPARTICLE; PROTEIN;

CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; IMMUNOGENICITY; NANOENCAPSULATION; NANOPHARMACEUTICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; RETICULOENDOTHELIAL SYSTEM; REVIEW; VIRUS PARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; METABOLISM;

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG CARRIERS; FERRITINS; HUMANS; NANOPARTICLES; PROTEINS;

EID: 84958984018     PISSN: 20415990     EISSN: 20416008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4155/tde.15.95     Document Type: Review

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