Effective delivery of therapeutic and diagnostic nanoparticles is dependent on their ability to
accumulate in diseased tissues. However, most nanoparticles end up in liver macrophages …

The use of nanotechnology in medicine and more specifically drug delivery is set to spread
rapidly. Currently many substances are under investigation for drug delivery and more …

Although humans have been exposed to airborne nanosized particles (NSPs;< 100 nm)
throughout their evolutionary stages, such exposure has increased dramatically over the last …

Background Much of our current understanding of microvascular permeability is based on
the findings of classic experimental studies of blood capillary permeability to various-sized …

Diversified nanosystems with tunable physicochemical attributes have emerged as potential
solution to globally devastating cancer by offering novel possibilities for improving the …

The Handbook of Pharmaceutical Controlled Release Technology reviews the design,
fabrication, methodology, administration, and classifications of various drug delivery …

In this work, the acute oral toxicity of 20-and 120-nm ZnO powder at doses of 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-
g/kg body weight was evaluated referred to the OECD guidelines for testing of chemicals. As …

The incidence of acute and chronic spinal cord injury (SCI) in the United States is more than
10,000 per year, resulting in 720 cases per million persons enduring permanent disability …

A new approach to drug design based on nanoparticles and related nanostructures for
effective drug delivery, is of great importance in future medical treatment, especially for …

The use of non-viral nanoparticulate systems for the delivery of therapeutic agents is
receiving considerable attention for medical and pharmaceutical applications. This …