Magnetic Nanoparticles in Targeted Drug Delivery
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 November 2024
Special Issue Editor
Interests: design, synthesis and application of boron compounds and boron-based functional materials
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Special Issue Information
Dear colleagues,
Nowadays, magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) have attracted broad attention, both in academia and industry. Functional MNPs have found various applications, especially in targeted drug delivery due to their unique features such as biocompatibility, low cytotoxicity, and externally controllable movement. Additionally, promising achievements have also been obtained for their biological applications in thermotherapy and as contrast enhancement agents in magnetic resonance imaging. Magnetically targeted therapies involve the injection of biocompatible MNPs bearing optimized drug payloads into patients through the circulatory system. The concentration of these particles in a specific location of the body can be achieved through external high-gradient magnetic fields once they enter the bloodstream.
This Special Issue of Molecules will publish the latest research on the construction and assessment of new MNP-based drug candidates against various diseases and therapeutic methods. All researchers who are working in these areas are cordially invited to contribute their original research papers or review articles to the issue.
Prof. Dr. Yinghuai Zhu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- magnetic nanoparticle
- drug payload
- drug delivery
- controlling release
- contrast agent
