AUTHOR OF THIS BLOG

DR ANTHONY MELVIN CRASTO, WORLDDRUGTRACKER
Nov 132013
 
A schematic showing how chemotherapy-carrying nanoparticles (left) penetrate deeper into tumor sites and decompress blood vessels after the tumors are irradiated with ultraviolet light (right).

Nanoparticles carrying a cancer drug are administered to mice and exposed to UV light, causing them to contract and release the drug into tumors.
Credit: Modified from Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. US

http://cen.acs.org/articles/91/i45/Improving-Drug-Delivery.html

Nanoparticles are promising cargo ships for targeted drug delivery. But the materials have had limited success treating cancer, because they often can’t penetrate deep into tumors. The nanoparticles are stalled by the extracelluar matrix and compressed blood vessels.

http://cen.acs.org/articles/91/i45/Improving-Drug-Delivery.html

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