title: Toward a better understanding of pharmacokinetics of nanomaterials.
abstract: Nanotechnology has promising applications in biomedicine, such as in drug delivery, diagnosis, and tissue engineering. The pharmacokinetics of nanomaterials significantly affects their biological behavior in vivo, affecting their biomedical applications and potential nanotoxicity. In this review, we highlight some recent advances in the pharmacokinetic studies of representative nanomaterials. We focus on the relationships between the physicochemical properties of nanomaterials and physiological consequences.
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China. drbingyan@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Chengke
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Qiu
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D006801:Humans; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014018:Tissue Distribution