High-density lipoproteins for therapeutic delivery systems

Abstract

High-density lipoproteins are a class of natural nanostructures with multiple desirable properties to model in a drug delivery vehicle. Here we review the structure and function of high-density lipoproteins, and their use as therapeutic delivery systems.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2016
Source ID
10.1039/c5tb01332a

Entities

People

  • C. Shad Thaxton
  • Linda Foit
  • R. Kannan Mutharasan

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • Feinberg School of Medicine
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute
  • National Cancer Institute
  • Northwestern University
  • United States Army

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
  • Nanoscale Plasmonic Nanotechnology
  • Oncology

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics