Conference Proceedings

Drug delivery system and breast cancer cells

M Colone, S Kaliappan, A Calcabrini, M Tortora, F Cavalieri, A Stringaro

Aip Conference Proceedings | AMER INST PHYSICS | Published : 2016

Abstract

Recently, nanomedicine has received increasing attention for its ability to improve the efficacy of cancer therapeutics. Nanosized polymer therapeutic agents offer the advantage of prolonged circulation in the blood stream, targeting to specific sites, improved efficacy and reduced side effects. In this way, local, controlled delivery of the drug will be achieved with the advantage of a high concentration of drug release at the target site while keeping the systemic concentration of the drug low, thus reducing side effects due to bioaccumulation. Various drug delivery systems such as nanoparticles, liposomes, microparticles and implants have been demonstrated to significantly enhance the pre..

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