Metal-Organic Framework-Based Nanomedicine Platforms for Drug Delivery and Molecular Imaging

• Published in: Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) Vol. 11; no. 37; pp. 4806 - 4822
• Main Authors: Cai, Wen, Chu, Cheng-Chao, Liu, Gang, Wáng, Yì-Xiáng J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.10.2015; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Animals; Drug Carriers - chemistry; drug delivery; Drug Delivery Systems; Humans; Imaging; Medical research; Metal-organic frameworks; Metals - chemistry; Molecular Imaging; Nanomedicine; Nanostructure; Nanotechnology; Platforms; Porous materials; Strategy; Synthesis (chemistry); Translational Medical Research; translational medicine; translational medicine; drug delivery; molecular imaging; metal-organic frameworks

Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), which are a unique class of hybrid porous materials built from metal ions and organic linkers, have attracted significant research interest in recent years. Compared with conventional porous materials, MOFs exhibit a variety of advantages, including a large surface a...