Advances in cancer therapy through the use of carbon nanotube-mediated targeted hyperthermia

Advances in cancer therapy through the use of carbon nanotube-mediated targeted hyperthermia

Cornel Iancu, Lucian Mocan3rd Surgery Clinic, Department of Nanomedicine, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaAbstract: Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are emerging versatile tools in nanomedicine applications, particularly in the field of c...

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Autores principales: Iancu C, Mocan L
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Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2011
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:217bc068e93d4b15b18a8ddf1706136f2021-12-02T01:58:49ZAdvances in cancer therapy through the use of carbon nanotube-mediated targeted hyperthermia1176-91141178-2013https://doaj.org/article/217bc068e93d4b15b18a8ddf1706136f2011-08-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.dovepress.com/advances-in-cancer-therapy-through-the-use-of-carbon-nanotube-mediated-a8078https://doaj.org/toc/1176-9114https://doaj.org/toc/1178-2013Cornel Iancu, Lucian Mocan3rd Surgery Clinic, Department of Nanomedicine, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaAbstract: Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are emerging versatile tools in nanomedicine applications, particularly in the field of cancer targeting. Due to diverse surface chemistry and unique thermal properties, CNTs can act as strong optical absorbers in near infrared light where biological systems prove to be highly transparent. The process of laser-mediated ablation of cancer cells marked with biofunctionalized CNTs is frequently termed “nanophotothermolysis.” This paper illustrates the potential of engineered CNTs as laser-activated photothermal agents for the selective nanophotothermolysis of cancer cells.Keywords: carbon nanotubes, cancer targeting, functionalization, optical excitation, cancer treatmentIancu CMocan LDove Medical PressarticleMedicine (General)R5-920ENInternational Journal of Nanomedicine, Vol 2011, Iss default, Pp 1675-1684 (2011)
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Advances in cancer therapy through the use of carbon nanotube-mediated targeted hyperthermia
description Cornel Iancu, Lucian Mocan3rd Surgery Clinic, Department of Nanomedicine, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaAbstract: Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are emerging versatile tools in nanomedicine applications, particularly in the field of cancer targeting. Due to diverse surface chemistry and unique thermal properties, CNTs can act as strong optical absorbers in near infrared light where biological systems prove to be highly transparent. The process of laser-mediated ablation of cancer cells marked with biofunctionalized CNTs is frequently termed “nanophotothermolysis.” This paper illustrates the potential of engineered CNTs as laser-activated photothermal agents for the selective nanophotothermolysis of cancer cells.Keywords: carbon nanotubes, cancer targeting, functionalization, optical excitation, cancer treatment
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title Advances in cancer therapy through the use of carbon nanotube-mediated targeted hyperthermia
title_short Advances in cancer therapy through the use of carbon nanotube-mediated targeted hyperthermia
title_full Advances in cancer therapy through the use of carbon nanotube-mediated targeted hyperthermia
title_fullStr Advances in cancer therapy through the use of carbon nanotube-mediated targeted hyperthermia
title_full_unstemmed Advances in cancer therapy through the use of carbon nanotube-mediated targeted hyperthermia
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