“Smart” materials-based near-infrared light-responsive drug delivery systems for cancer treatment: A review

To overcome drawbacks of conventional chemotherapy for cancer treatment, stimuli-responsive drug delivery systems (DDSs) including internal and external stimuli-based cues are the potential candidates. Both internal and external stimuli-responsive behavior can be utilized for engineering of the so-c...

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Main Authors: Ali Raza, Uzma Hayat, Tahir Rasheed, Muhammad Bilal, Hafiz M.N. Iqbal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Materials Research and Technology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785417307251