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ArticleSmall methods2017

Preparation of particulate polymeric therapeutics for medical applications.

Jia Zhuang, Ronnie H Fang, Liangfang Zhang

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Article in Small methods, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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17 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Jia ZhuangDepartment of NanoEngineering and Moores Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, U.S.A.
Ronnie H FangDepartment of NanoEngineering and Moores Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, U.S.A.
Liangfang ZhangDepartment of NanoEngineering and Moores Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, U.S.A.

Funding

Tumor-Targeted Chemo-Immunotherapy for Osteosarcoma MetastasisR01CA200574 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI LI, SHULIN, ZHANG, LIANGFANG · 2016 to 2020
$1.8M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA200574
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Particulate therapeutics fabricated from polymeric materials have become increasingly popular over the past several decades. Generally, polymeric systems are easy to synthesize and have tunable parameters, giving them significant potential for wide use in the clinic. They come in many different forms, including as nanoparticles, microparticles, and colloidal gels. In this review, we discuss the current preparation methods for each type of platform, as well as some representative applications. To achieve enhanced performance, lipid coatings and other surface modification techniques for introducing additional functionality are also mentioned. We hope that, by outlining the various methods and techniques for their preparation, it will be possible to provide insights into the utility of these polymeric platforms and further encourage their development for biomedical applications.

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colloidal gelsmicrospheresnanoparticlespolymeric therapeuticssurface functionalization

Identifiers

PMID30310860
PMCPMC6176868

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