Abstract:This chapter focuses on chitosan‐based nanoparticles for imaging and drug/gene delivery. Many studies on chitosan nanoparticles are introduced, which evaluate biological effects in living systems such as cultured cells or animal models. Furthermore, important considerations in developing chitosan‐based nanoparticles for diagnosis and therapy of diseases are discussed.
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