title: Functional nanogels for biomedical applications.
abstract: This review addresses current and future perspectives of nanogel technology for nanomedicine. The synthetic methodologies and material properties of nanogels prepared by chemical meanings are discussed in detail, and examples that illustrate the different methodologies are presented. Applications in the fields of drug and gene delivery, smart imaging modalities, responsive materials, and multivalency as a therapeutic approach highlight the enormous potential of the functional nanogels as novel polymeric platforms for biomedicine.
authors.affiliation: Institut fur Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universitat Berlin, Takustrasse 3, Berlin 14195, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Asadian-Birjand
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sousa-Herves
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Steinhilber
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Cuggino
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Calderon
mesh_terms: D020811:Biomedical Technology / Q000379:methods; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D000080385:Nanogels; D050997:Nanomedicine / Q000379:methods*; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000737:chemistry*; D011094:Polyethyleneimine / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000080385:Nanogels; C413692:polyethylene glycol polyethyleneimine nanogel; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; D011094:Polyethyleneimine