Magnetic nano-carrier with targeted hydrophobic drug delivery to tumor and preparation method thereof
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Current Assignee / Owner
- JILIN UNIV
- Publication Date
- 2010-01-27
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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[0001] The invention belongs to the field of biomedical polymer materials and nano-biotechnology, and in particular relates to a magnetic nanocarrier for tumor-targeted delivery of hydrophobic drugs and a preparation method thereof. Background technique
[0002] Cancer remains one of the most terrifying diseases and a major threat to human life. Cancer is the leading cause of death in the United States for people under the age of 85, surpassing heart disease as the number one killer for the first time. This worrying statistic is not because cancer rates have risen, but because deaths from heart disease have fallen by nearly half while cancer-related deaths have remained virtually unchanged. Chemotherapy, the traditional standard therapy for most cancers, is not always successful even after more than 50 years of research, because traditional chemotherapy indiscriminately delivers toxic anticancer drugs to tumors and normal organs and tissues, thus damaging no...