Journal
ADVANCED MATERIALS
Volume 29, Issue 14, Pages -Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201605897
Keywords
-
Categories
Funding
- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2016YFA0203600]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51503180, 5161101036]
- Thousand Talents Program for Distinguished Young Scholars [588020starG81501/048]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [520002star172210161]
- Research Center Program of the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) in Korea [IBS-R006-D1]
- Ministry of Science & ICT (MSIT), Republic of Korea [IBS-R006-D1-2017-A00] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Designed synthesis and assembly of nanoparticles assisted by their surface ligands can create smart materials with programmed responses to external stimuli for biomedical applications. These assemblies can be designed to respond either exogenously (for example, to magnetic field, temperature, ultrasound, light, or electric pulses) or endogenously (to pH, enzymatic activity, or redox gradients) and play an increasingly important role in a diverse range of biomedical applications, such as biosensors, drug delivery, molecular imaging, and novel theranostic systems. In this review, the recent advances and challenges in the development of stimuli-responsive nanoparticle assemblies are summarized; in particular, the application-driven design of surface ligands for stimuli-responsive nanoparticle assemblies that are capable of sensing small changes in the disease microenvironment, which induce the related changes in their physico-chemical properties, is described. Finally, possible future research directions and problems that have to be addressed are briefly discussed.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available