A novel magnetic nanoparticle drug carrier for enhanced cancer chemotherapy.

BACKGROUND: Magnetic nanoparticles (NPs) loaded with antitumor drugs in combination with an external magnetic field (EMF)-guided delivery can improve the efficacy of treatment and may decrease serious side effects. The purpose of this study was 1) to investigate application of PEG modified GMNPs (PG...

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Main Authors: Xu Chao, Zhuoli Zhang, Lili Guo, Jingjing Zhu, Mingli Peng, Alphonsus J M Vermorken, Wim J M Van de Ven, Chao Chen, Yali Cui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3466217?pdf=render