title: Ultraviolet light-mediated drug delivery: Principles, applications, and challenges.
abstract: UV light has been extensively employed in drug delivery because of its versatility, ease of manipulation, and ability to induce chemical changes on the therapeutic carrier. Here we review the mechanisms by which UV light affects drug delivery systems. We will present the challenges facing UV-induced drug delivery and some of the proposed solutions.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Biomaterials and Drug Delivery, Department of Anesthesiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; David H. Koch Institutes for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
authors.forename: Aoune
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barhoumi
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Biomaterials and Drug Delivery, Department of Anesthesiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; David H. Koch Institutes for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
authors.forename: Qian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Biomaterials and Drug Delivery, Department of Anesthesiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; David H. Koch Institutes for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. Electronic address: daniel.kohane@childrens.harvard.edu.
authors.forename: Daniel S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Kohane
mesh_terms: D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D006801:Humans; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
keywords: Drug delivery; UV-induced drug delivery