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Gallium-based Liquid Metal Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery Applications
- 1 School of Queen Mary University of London Engineering School, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
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Abstract
Drug delivery systems have been widely investigated over the past decades for their ability to enhance drug efficacy and reduce side effects. However, in order to be applicable to a wide range of diseases and drugs, research on diverse and effective controlled delivery systems is imminent. The specificities of gallium-based liquid metal nanoparticles (Ga-based LMPs), such as low toxicity, core-shell structure, mobility, and photothermal effect, make them full of potential for development in drug delivery. Functional gallium-based LMPs can be driven by physical or chemical stimuli for targeted drug transport to the lesion. This review introduces the recent research progress of Ga-based LMPs by summarizing its unique advantages in the field of drug delivery. At the same time, this paper introduces some Ga-based LMPs drug delivery opportunities in conjunction with its advantages and challenges. This review will provide some directions for the future development of Ga-based LMPs in the field of drug delivery
Keywords
drug delivery, gallium-based liquid metal, nanoparticle
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Zhang,H. (2025). Gallium-based Liquid Metal Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery Applications. Applied and Computational Engineering,124,68-74.
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