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Record Nr.

UNINA9910583488303321

Titolo

Nanostructures for cancer therapy / / edited by Anton Ficai, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania, Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam : , : Elsevier, , [2017]

�2017

ISBN

0-323-46150-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxxvii, 882 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Collana

Nanostructures in therapeutic medicine series

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

610.28

Soggetti

Nanomedicine

Nanoparticles

Cancer - Treatment

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

ch. 1. Nanotechnology for personalized medicine : cancer research, diagnosis, and therapy -- ch. 2. Bioengineered nanomaterials for chemotherapy -- ch. 3. Biofunctionalized nanomaterials for targeting cancer cells -- ch. 4. Improving chemotherapy drug delivery by nanoprecision tools -- ch. 5. RIPL peptide as a novel cell-penetrating and homing peptide : design, characterization, and application to liposomal nanocarriers for hepsin-specific intracellular drug delivery -- ch. 6. Progress of nanoparticles research in cancer therapy and diagnosis -- ch. 7. Interfacial engineering of nanoparticles for cancer therapeutics -- ch. 8. Nanotechnological approaches toward cancer chemotherapy -- ch. 9. Cancer therapies : applications, nanomedicines and nanotoxicology -- ch. 10. Multifuncational polymeric micelles as therapeutic nanostructures : targeting, imaging, and triggered release -- ch. 11. Recent advances in diagnosis and therapy of skin cancers through nanotechnological approaches -- ch. 12. Design of nanoparticle structures for cancer immunotherapy -- ch. 13. Recent advances of folate-targeted anticancer therapies and diagnostics : current status and future prospectives -- ch. 14. Anticancer efficiency



of curcumin-loaded invertible polymer micellar nanoassemblies -- ch. 15. Dose enchancement effect in radiotherapy : adding gold nanoparticles to tumor in cancer treatment -- ch. 16. Silver-based nanostructures for cancer therapy -- ch. 17. Ligand-decorated polysaccharide nanocarriers for targeting therapeutics to hepatocytes -- ch. 18. Targeted delivery of anticancer drugs : new trends in lipid nanocarriers -- ch. 19. Nanoparticles for magnetic hyperthermia -- ch. 20. Nanotechnology : a challenge in hard tissue engineering with emphasis on bone cancer therapy -- ch. 21. Combination therapy of macromolecules and small molecules : approaches, advantages, and limitations -- ch. 22. Nanosized drug delivery systems as radiopharmaceuticals -- ch. 23. Mesoporous silica nanoparticles : a promising multifunctional drug delivery system -- ch. 24. Cancer therapies based on enzymatic amino acid depletion -- ch. 25. Self-emulsifying delivery systems : one step ahead in improving solubility of poorly soluble drugs -- ch. 26. Near-infrared light-responsive nanotherapeutic agents : application in medical oncology -- ch. 27. Current aspects of breast cancer therapy and diagnosis based on a nanocarrier approach -- ch. 28. Natural plant-derived anticancer drugs nanotherapeutics : a review on preclinical to clinical success -- ch. 29. Nanotherapy : a next generation hallmark for combating cancer -- ch. 30. Nanostructures for cancer therapy : from targeting to selective toxicology.

Sommario/riassunto

Nanostructures for Cancer Therapy discusses the available preclinical and clinical nanoparticle technology platforms and their impact on cancer therapy, including current trends and developments in the use of nanostructured materials in chemotherapy and chemotherapeutics. In particular, coverage is given to the applications of gold nanoparticles and quantum dots in cancer therapies. In addition to the multifunctional nanomaterials involved in the treatment of cancer, other topics covered include nanocomposites that can target tumoral cells and the release of antitumoral therapeutic agents. The book is an up-to-date overview that covers the inorganic and organic nanostructures involved in the diagnostics and treatment of cancer.--