Nanomedicine and drug delivery

Med Clin North Am. 2007 Sep;91(5):863-70. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2007.05.005.

Abstract

This article discusses the use of nanotechnology in drug delivery approaches. Magnetic nanotechnology is finding wide applications in medicine, most notably in MRI and magnetic separation. The impedance biosensor is expected to find applications in monitoring cytokines in cancer, bone turnover markers in osteoporosis, and understanding neural-degenerative diseases.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Agents / administration & dosage
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Cardiovascular Agents / administration & dosage
  • Cardiovascular Agents / therapeutic use
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / drug therapy*
  • Drug Carriers
  • Drug Delivery Systems / methods*
  • Humans
  • Nanomedicine / methods*
  • Nanostructures / therapeutic use*
  • Neoplasms / drug therapy*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Cardiovascular Agents
  • Drug Carriers