Multifunctional chitosan nanoparticles for tumor imaging and therapy

Ji Young Yhee, Heebeom Koo, Dong Eun Lee, Kuiwon Choi, Ick Chan Kwon, Kwangmeyung Kim

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Abstract

Chitosan and its derivatives have been widely used for various biomedical applications because of their unique chemical and biological characters. The amine groups in the backbone of chitosan allow chemical modification to change the physical properties of chitosan. Based on hydrophobic or charge interactions with this chitosan polymer backbone, stable self-assembled nanoparticles can be fabricated in aqueous condition. These nanosized structures enable intravenous injection and show large accumulation in tumor tissue, indicating great potential in imaging and drug delivery. The main objective of this review is to introduce various chitosan nanoparticles and their recent applications for tumor diagnosis and therapy.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationChitosan for Biomaterials I
EditorsR. Jayakumar, Riccardo Muzzarelli, M. Prabaharan
Pages139-162
Number of pages24
Edition1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameAdvances in Polymer Science
Number1
Volume243
ISSN (Print)0065-3195

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
Financial support was given by the Fusion Technology Project (2009-0081876) of MEST, and the Intramural Research Program of KIST.

Keywords

  • Chitosan
  • Molecular imaging
  • Nanoparticle
  • Tumor

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