Abstract
The field of nanotechnology now has pivotal roles in electronics, biology and medicine. Its application can be appraised, as it involves the materials to be designed at atomic and molecular level. Due to the advantage of their size, nanospheres have been shown to be robust drug delivery systems and may be useful for encapsulating drugs and enabling more precise targeting with a controlled release. In this review specifically, we highlight the recent advances of this technology for medicine and drug delivery systems.
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NanomedicineDrug deliveryNanotechnologyNanochemistryMaterials scienceEngineering ethicsEngineeringNanoparticle
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Agha Zeeshan Mirza,
Farhan Siddiqui
(2014).
Nanomedicine and drug delivery: a mini review.
International nano letters.
, 4
(1)
.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40089-014-0094-7
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- 10.1007/s40089-014-0094-7