Inorganic hollow nanoparticles and nanotubes in nanomedicine Part 2: Imaging, diagnostic, and therapeutic applications.
Inorganic nanoparticles, such as carbon nanotubes, quantum dots and gold nanoshells, have been adopted for biomedical use, due to their unique optical and physical properties. Compared to conventional materials, inorganic nanomaterials have several advantages such as simple preparative processes and precise control over their shape, composition and size. In addition, inorganic porous nanomaterials are fundamentally advantageous for developing multifunctional nanomaterials, due to their distinctive inner and outer surfaces. In this review, we describe recent developments of hollow and porous inorganic nanomaterials in nanomedicine, especially for imaging/diagnosis and photothermal therapy.
Son
Sang Jun
SJ
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA.
Bai
Xia
X
Lee
Sang Bok
SB
D000818:Animals; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods; D015195:Drug Design; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D050997:Nanomedicine / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry
D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations