Issue 1, 2010
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Journal of Materials Chemistry

Application of calcium phosphatenanoparticles in biomedicine

M. Epple,*a   K. Ganesan,a   R. Heumann,b   J. Klesing,a   A. Kovtun,a   S. Neumannb  and  V. Sokolovaa  

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a Inorganic Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CeNIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitaetsstr. 5-7, Essen, Germany

b Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bochum, Universitaetsstrasse 150, Bochum, Germany

Abstract

Calcium phosphate has excellent biocompatibility due to its chemical similarity to human hard tissue (bone and teeth). In nanoparticulate dispersed form, it can be used as a carrier in biological systems, e.g. to transfer nucleic acids or drugs. If such nanoparticles are suitably functionalized with fluorescing dyes, they can also be used for imaging or for photodynamic therapy.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B910885H
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Submitted
03 Jun 2009
Accepted
09 Sep 2009
First published
01 Oct 2009

J. Mater. Chem., 2010,20, 18-23

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Application of calcium phosphate nanoparticles in biomedicine

M. Epple, K. Ganesan, R. Heumann, J. Klesing, A. Kovtun, S. Neumann and V. Sokolova, J. Mater. Chem., 2010, 20, 18 DOI: 10.1039/B910885H

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