Molecular imaging in the aid of drug delivery technology

• Published in: Macromolecular research Vol. 22; no. 9; pp. 926 - 931
• Main Authors: Cho, Yong Woo, Kim, Kwangmyeung, Park, Kinam, Kwon, Ick Chan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg The Polymer Society of Korea 01.09.2014; 한국고분자학회
• Subjects: Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Chemistry; Chemistry and Materials Science; Complex Fluids and Microfluidics; Nanochemistry; Nanotechnology; Physical Chemistry; Polymer Sciences; Reviews; Soft and Granular Matter; 고분자공학; nanomedicine; theragnostics; drug delivery system; molecular imaging; tumor

Molecular imaging aims to visualize biological processes in a living system at a molecular or cellular level while drug delivery systems (DDS) aim to deliver drugs to specific targets of tissues or organs at a controlled rate. Molecular imaging and DDS, seemingly two different subjects, however, are...