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Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Nanomaterials for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Imaging Applications

Year: 2011

Type: review

Abstract: Nanotechnology offers outstanding potential for future biomedical applications. In particular, due to their unique characteristics, hybrid nanomaterials have recently been investigated as promising platforms for imaging and therapeutic applications. This class of nanoparticles can not only retain valuable features of both inorganic and organic moieties, but also provides the ability to systematically modify the properties of the hybrid material through the combination of functional elements. Moreover, the conjugation of targeting moieties on the surface of these nanomaterials gives them specific targeted imaging and therapeutic properties. In this review, we summarize the recent reports in the synthesis of hybrid nanomaterials and their applications in biomedical areas. Their applications as imaging and therapeutic agents in vivo will be highlighted.

Source: International Journal of Molecular Sciences

DOI: 10.3390/ijms12063888

Authors: Juan L. Vivero-Escoto, Yu-Tzu Huang

Institutions: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chung Yuan Christian University

Language: English

Topic: Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics

Subfield: Biomedical Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,499

Funder: National Science Council