Patrick Couvreur
Université Paris-Saclay
Patrick Couvreur, born 1950 in Schaerbeek (Brussels), is a French pharmacologist who specialises in medical nanotechnology and is currently professor at the University of Paris-Sud.
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Patrick Couvreur, born 1950 in Schaerbeek (Brussels), is a French pharmacologist who specialises in medical nanotechnology and is currently professor at the University of Paris-Sud.
Affiliation
Université Paris-Saclay
Top Publications
- Stimuli-responsive nanocarriers for drug delivery (2013) - 6,293 citations
- Porous metal–organic-framework nanoscale carriers as a potential platform for drug delivery and imaging (2009) - 4,282 citations
- Metal–Organic Frameworks in Biomedicine (2011) - 4,179 citations
- Nanoparticles in cancer therapy and diagnosis (2002) - 3,045 citations
- Magnetic Nanoparticles: Design and Characterization, Toxicity and Biocompatibility, Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Applications (2012) - 2,121 citations
At a glance
- Full name
- Patrick Couvreur
- ORCID
- 0000-0001-7961-5443
- OpenAlex ID
- https://openalex.org/A5078174247
Research interests
- Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery, Advanced Drug Delivery Systems, RNA Interference and Gene Delivery, Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems, Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers
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- Stimuli-responsive nanocarriers for drug delivery ↗2013 · Nature Materials6,293OpenAlex citations
- 4,282OpenAlex citations
- Metal–Organic Frameworks in Biomedicine ↗2011 · Chemical Reviews4,179OpenAlex citations
- Nanoparticles in cancer therapy and diagnosis ↗2002 · Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews3,045OpenAlex citations
- 2,121OpenAlex citations
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- Stimuli-responsive nanocarriers for drug delivery ↗2013 · Nature Materials
- Metal–Organic Frameworks in Biomedicine ↗2011 · Chemical Reviews
- Nanoparticles in cancer therapy and diagnosis ↗2002 · Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews
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