Encapsulation of a proteasome inhibitor with gold-polysaccharide nanocarriers

Organic-inorganic hybrid nanoparticles are potential effective systems for drug delivery in cancer therapy and diagnosis. Chitosan-gum arabic with entrapped gold nanoparticles were developed as a carrier for an anticancer drug bortezomib. The nanosystem was designed to enhance the proteasome inhibit...

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Main Author: Sandra Rocha (author)
Other Authors: Paula Sampaio (author), Maria Carmo Pereira (author), Manuel A. N. Coelho (author), Sílvia Castro Coelho (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10216/103252
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/103252