Rational Design of Multi-Stimuli-Responsive Nanoparticles for Precise Cancer Therapy

ACS Nano

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 5947-5958

  An, Xiaonan ^a   Zhu, Aijun ^a   Luo, Huanhuan ^a   Ke, Hengte ^a   Chen, Huabing ^a,b   Zhao, Youliang ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

cancer therapy; miktoarm star copolymer; multisensitive nanoparticles; stimuli triggered release; synergistic effect

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; INFRARED DEVICES; NANOPARTICLES; ONCOLOGY; TUMORS;

CANCER THERAPY; MIKTOARM STAR COPOLYMERS; RATIONAL DESIGN; SMART DRUG DELIVERIES; SPATIOTEMPORAL CONTROL; STIMULI-RESPONSIVE; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT; TRIGGERED RELEASE;

DRUG THERAPY;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; DOXORUBICIN; NANOPARTICLE;

DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG RELEASE; HUMAN; NEOPLASM;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; DOXORUBICIN; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; DRUG LIBERATION; HUMANS; NANOPARTICLES; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84976609914     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.6b01296     Document Type: Article

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