Multifunctional chitosan nanoparticles for tumor imaging and therapy

Ji Young Yhee, Heebeom Koo, Dong Eun Lee, Kuiwon Choi, Ick Chan Kwon, Kwangmeyung Kim

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    Abstract

    Chitosan and its derivatives have been widely used for various biomedical applications because of their unique chemical and biological characters. The amine groups in the backbone of chitosan allow chemical modification to change the physical properties of chitosan. Based on hydrophobic or charge interactions with this chitosan polymer backbone, stable self-assembled nanoparticles can be fabricated in aqueous condition. These nanosized structures enable intravenous injection and show large accumulation in tumor tissue, indicating great potential in imaging and drug delivery. The main objective of this review is to introduce various chitosan nanoparticles and their recent applications for tumor diagnosis and therapy.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationChitosan for Biomaterials I
    EditorsR. Jayakumar, Riccardo Muzzarelli, M. Prabaharan
    Pages139-162
    Number of pages24
    Edition1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2011

    Publication series

    NameAdvances in Polymer Science
    Number1
    Volume243
    ISSN (Print)0065-3195

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    Financial support was given by the Fusion Technology Project (2009-0081876) of MEST, and the Intramural Research Program of KIST.

    Keywords

    • Chitosan
    • Molecular imaging
    • Nanoparticle
    • Tumor

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Chemical Engineering
    • Organic Chemistry
    • Polymers and Plastics

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