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SUBMITTER: Biddlestone-Thorpe L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3321130 | biostudies-other | 2012 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Biddlestone-Thorpe Laura L Marchi Nicola N Guo Kathy K Ghosh Chaitali C Janigro Damir D Valerie Kristoffer K Yang Hu H
Advanced drug delivery reviews 20111208 7
Research into the diagnosis and treatment of central nervous system (CNS) diseases has been enhanced by rapid advances in nanotechnology and an expansion in the library of nanostructured carriers. This review discusses the latest applications of nanomaterials in the CNS with an emphasis on brain tumors. Novel administration routes and transport mechanisms for nanomaterial-mediated CNS delivery of diagnostic and therapeutic agents to bypass or cross the blood brain barrier (BBB) are also discusse ...[more]