Advances in the use of nanocarriers for cancer diagnosis and treatment

ABSTRACT The use of nanocarriers as drug delivery systems for therapeutic or imaging agents can improve the pharmacological properties of commonly used compounds in cancer diagnosis and treatment. Advances in the surface engineering of nanoparticles to accommodate targeting ligands turned nanocarrie...

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Main Author: Vieira,Débora Braga (author)
Other Authors: Gamarra,Lionel Fernel (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2016
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Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082016000100099
Country:Brazil
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