Abstract:Drug delivery systems are used to carry an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) in order to improve its properties, for instance enhancing the precision of targeting, protecting it from degradation, or controlling the rate of release. A wide range of inorganic materials can be used to achieve these goals. This chapter will review the key recent developments in this field, with a focus on the four families of materials which have attracted most attention: 3D metal organic frameworks (MOFs), 3D mesoporous sili… Show more
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