The use of ultrasound to release chemotherapeutic drugs from micelles and liposomes

Several drug delivery systems have been investigated to reduce the side effects of chemotherapy by encapsulating the therapeutic agent in a nanosized carrier until it reaches the tumor site. Many of these particles are designed to be responsive to the mechanical and thermal perturbations delivered b...

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Main Author: Ahmed, Salma E. (author)
Other Authors: Martins, Ana M. (author), Husseini, Ghaleb (author)
Format: article
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11073/21302
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