Hydrogel-Based Drug Delivery Nanosystems for the Treatment of Brain Tumors
Chemotherapy is commonly associated with limited effectiveness and unwanted side effects in normal cells and tissues, due to the lack of specificity of therapeutic agents to cancer cells when systemically administered. In brain tumors, the existence of both physiological barriers that protect tumor...
Main Authors: | João Basso, Ana Miranda, Sandra Nunes, Tânia Cova, João Sousa, Carla Vitorino, Alberto Pais |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2018-07-01
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Series: | Gels |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2310-2861/4/3/62 |
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