title: Recent advances in inorganic nanoparticle-based drug delivery systems.
abstract: Drug delivery systems, designed to enhance drug efficacy and reduce their adverse effects, have evolved accompanied by the development of novel materials. Nanotechnology is an emerging scientific area that has created a variety of intriguing inorganic nanoparticles. In this review, we focus on the feasibility of inorganic nanoparticles, including iron oxide nanoparticles, gold nanoparticles, fullerenes and carbon nanohorns, as drug carriers, and summarize recent advances in this field.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Comprehensive Medical Science, Fujita Health University, 1-98 Dengakugakubo, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan.
authors.forename: Tatsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: Kunihiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsuchida
mesh_terms: D004337:Drug Carriers / Q000737:chemistry*; D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D037741:Fullerenes / Q000737:chemistry; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D004337:Drug Carriers; D005290:Ferric Compounds; D037741:Fullerenes; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; C000499:ferric oxide; D006046:Gold