Browsing by Subject "Nanoparticle"
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(Springer, 2012-12)As systemic cancer therapies improve and are able to control metastatic disease outside the central nervous system, the brain is increasingly the first site of relapse. The blood–brain barrier (BBB) represents a major ...
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Development of hemodynamic targeted theranostic nanoparticles for the prevention of atherosclerosis (2015-03-20)Department: Biomedical EngineeringIn regions of the circulation where vessels are straight and unbranched, blood flow is laminar and unidirectional. In contrast, at sites of curvature, branch points and regions distal to stenoses blood flow becomes disturbed. ...
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(2015-11-27)Department: Biomedical EngineeringWith the advent of bionanotechnology, bioengineers utilize nanoscale tools to better characterize and modify biological processes in an effort to enhance medical applications. Most of these applications are single-purpose ...