Near Infrared-Sensitive Nanoparticles for Targeted Drug Delivery

The invasive nature and undesirable side-effects related to conventional cancer therapy, such as surgery and chemotherapy, have led to the development of novel drug delivery systems (DDS). A minimally invasive DDS using near-infrared (NIR) light as a trigger for drug release is investigated to reduc...

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Main Authors: Tan, Mei Chee, Ying, Jackie Y., Chow, Gan-Moog
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: 2003
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/3937