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Nano-Enabled Toxicity of Pharmaceutical Excipients

Ilaria Polidori1, Lena Werner1, Andreas Bernkop-Schnürch1

  • 1Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, University of Innsbruck, Institute of Pharmacy, Center for Chemistry and Biomedicine, Innsbruck, Austria.

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews. Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology
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Keywords:
PEGylated nanoparticlesbiodegradable alternativescationic polymerscellular uptakeendocytosisnanocarriersnano‐enabled toxicityoxidative stresspharmaceutical excipientsregulatory guidelines

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