Dendrimer as nanocarrier for drug delivery

P Kesharwani, K Jain, NK Jain - Progress in Polymer Science, 2014 - Elsevier
Dendrimers are novel three dimensional, hyperbranched globular nanopolymeric
architectures. Attractive features like nanoscopic size, narrow polydispersity index, excellent …

X-ray-computed tomography contrast agents

H Lusic, MW Grinstaff - Chemical reviews, 2013 - ACS Publications
X-ray-computed tomography (CT) is a well-established tissueimaging technique employed
in a variety of research and clinical settings. 1 Specifically, CT is a noninvasive clinical …

Nano‐sized CT contrast agents

N Lee, SH Choi, T Hyeon - Advanced Materials, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Computed tomography (CT) is one of the most widely used clinical imaging modalities. In
order to increase the sensitivity of CT, small iodinated compounds are used as injectable …

Dendrimers designed for functions: from physical, photophysical, and supramolecular properties to applications in sensing, catalysis, molecular electronics, photonics …

D Astruc, E Boisselier, C Ornelas - Chemical reviews, 2010 - ACS Publications
Dendrimers Designed for Functions: From Physical, Photophysical, and Supramolecular
Properties to Applications in Sensing, Catalysis, Molecular Electronics, Photonics, and …

Nanoparticle contrast agents for computed tomography: a focus on micelles

DP Cormode, PC Naha… - Contrast media & …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Computed tomography (CT) is an X‐ray‐based whole‐body imaging technique that is
widely used in medicine. Clinically approved contrast agents for CT are iodinated small …

Design of biocompatible dendrimers for cancer diagnosis and therapy: current status and future perspectives

Y Cheng, L Zhao, Y Li, T Xu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
In the past decade, nanomedicine with its promise of improved therapy and diagnostics has
revolutionized conventional health care and medical technology. Dendrimers and dendrimer …

Therapeutic and diagnostic applications of dendrimers for cancer treatment

JB Wolinsky, MW Grinstaff - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2008 - Elsevier
Dendrimers are prepared with a level of control not attainable with most linear polymers,
leading to nearly monodisperse, globular macromolecules with a large number of peripheral …

Opportunities for new CT contrast agents to maximize the diagnostic potential of emerging spectral CT technologies

BM Yeh, PF FitzGerald, PM Edic, JW Lambert… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2017 - Elsevier
The introduction of spectral CT imaging in the form of fast clinical dual-energy CT enabled
contrast material to be differentiated from other radiodense materials, improved lesion …

Noninvasive detection of macrophages using a nanoparticulate contrast agent for computed tomography

F Hyafil, JC Cornily, JE Feig, R Gordon, E Vucic… - Nature medicine, 2007 - nature.com
Sudden fibrous cap disruption of'high-risk'atherosclerotic plaques can trigger the formation
of an occlusive thrombus in coronary arteries, causing acute coronary syndromes. High-risk …

Advantages and limitations of current techniques for analyzing the biodistribution of nanoparticles

L Arms, DW Smith, J Flynn, W Palmer… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Nanomedicines are typically submicrometer-sized carrier materials (nanoparticles)
encapsulating therapeutic and/or imaging compounds that are used for the prevention …