Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics Research Group

Book Chapter

Dendrimers in Tissue Engineering

Abstract

Advances in the application of nanotechnology in medicine have given rise to multifunctional smart nanocarriers that can be engineered with tunable physicochemical characteristics to deliver one or more therapeutic agent(s) safely and selectively to cancer cells, including intracellular organelle-specific targeting. Dendrimers having properties resembling biomolecules, with well-defined 3D nanopolymeric architectures, are emerging as a highly attractive class of drug and gene delivery vector. The presence of numerous peripheral functional groups on hyperbranched dendrimers affords efficient conjugation of targeting ligands and biomarkers that can recognize and bind to receptors overexpressed on cancer cells for tumor cell-specific delivery. This book compiles the contribution of dendrimers in the field of nanotechnology with intent to aid the researchers in exploring dendrimers in the field of drug delivery.

Journal
Dendrimer-Based Nanotherapeutics
Pagination
1-449
Publisher
Elsevier
ISBN
978-0-12-821250-9
URL
https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-821250-9.00008-1
Keywords
Dendrimers, Nanotherapeutics
Rights
Open Access
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Status
published
Project
NanoTech4ALS
Year of Publication
2021
Date Published
2021-04-16
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