Magnetically triggered drug release from nanoparticles and its applications in anti-tumor treatment

• Main Authors: Xin Hua (Author), Qin Yang (Author), Zhimin Dong (Author), Jiashuo Zhang (Author), Wanjiang Zhang (Author), Qiudong Wang (Author), Shengnan Tan (Author), Hugh D. C. Smyth (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The objective of this study was to describe the magnetic nanoparticle-drug conjugates for improved control of drug delivery and drug release. The widely used anticancer agent Doxorubicin (DOX) was successfully conjugated via amine groups to the carboxylic functional groups coating magnetic nanoparti...