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16440317

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-3-27
pubmed:abstractText
With the remarkable development of nanotechnology in recent years, new drug delivery approaches based on the state-of-the-art nanotechnology have been receiving significant attention. Nanoparticles, an evolvement of nanotechnology, are increasingly considered as a potential candidate to carry therapeutic agents safely into a targeted compartment in an organ, particular tissue or cell. These particles are colloidal structures with a diameter smaller than 1,000 nm, and therefore can penetrate through diminutive capillaries into the cell's internal machinery. This innovative delivery technique might be a promising technology to meet the current challenges in drug delivery. When loaded with a gene or drug agent, nanoparticles can become nanopills, which can effectively treat problematical diseases such as cancer. This article summarizes different types of nanoparticles drug delivery systems under investigation and their prospective therapeutic applications. Also, this article presents a closer look at the advances, current challenges, and future direction of nanoparticles drug delivery systems.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0730-2312
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright (c) 2006 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
97
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1184-90
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Engineered nanoparticles as precise drug delivery systems.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Mechanical Engineering & Biomechanics, University of Texas at San Antonio, 6900 North Loop 1604 West San Antonio, Texas 78249, USA. tc.yih@utsa.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't