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An update on applications of nanostructured drug delivery systems in cancer therapy: a review

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Pages 1058-1068 | Received 17 Mar 2016, Accepted 22 Aug 2016, Published online: 15 Sep 2016
 

Abstract

Cancer is a main public health problem that is known as a malignant tumor and out-of-control cell growth, with the potential to assault or spread to other parts of the body. Recently, remarkable efforts have been devoted to develop nanotechnology to improve the delivery of anticancer drug to tumor tissue as minimizing its distribution and toxicity in healthy tissue. Nanotechnology has been extensively used in the advance of new strategies for drug delivery and cancer therapy. Compared to customary drug delivery systems, nano-based drug delivery method has greater potential in different areas, like multiple targeting functionalization, in vivo imaging, extended circulation time, systemic control release, and combined drug delivery. Nanofibers are used for different medical applications such as drug delivery systems.

Acknowledgements

The authors thank the Department of Medical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Medical Science of Tabriz University, for all support provided. This work is funded by the 2016 Drug Applied Research Center Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Grant.

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The authors report no declarations of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.

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