Nanomedicine: towards development of patient-friendly drug-delivery systems for oncological applications

Ramya Ranganathan1,*, Shruthilaya Madanmohan1,*, Akila Kesavan1, Ganga Baskar1, Yoganathan Ramia Krishnamoorthy2, Roy Santosham3, D Ponraju4, Suresh Kumar Rayala2, Ganesh Venkatraman1 1Department of Human Genetics, Sri Ramachandra University, Porur, 2Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of...

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Autores principales:	Ranganathan R, Madanmohan S, Kesavan A, Baskar G, Krishnamoorthy YR, Santosham R, Ponraju D, Rayala SK, Venkatraman G
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:3ac24b5af128418f91450e4319f5aa782021-12-02T00:40:17ZNanomedicine: towards development of patient-friendly drug-delivery systems for oncological applications1176-91141178-2013https://doaj.org/article/3ac24b5af128418f91450e4319f5aa782012-02-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.dovepress.com/nanomedicine-towards-development-of-patient-friendly-drug-delivery-sys-a9332https://doaj.org/toc/1176-9114https://doaj.org/toc/1178-2013Ramya Ranganathan1,, Shruthilaya Madanmohan1,, Akila Kesavan1, Ganga Baskar1, Yoganathan Ramia Krishnamoorthy2, Roy Santosham3, D Ponraju4, Suresh Kumar Rayala2, Ganesh Venkatraman1 1Department of Human Genetics, Sri Ramachandra University, Porur, 2Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, 3Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Sri Ramachandra University, Porur, Chennai, 4Safety Engineering Division, Nuclear and Engineering Safety Group, Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, India*Authors contributed equally to this workAbstract: The focus on nanotechnology in cancer treatment and diagnosis has intensified due to the serious side effects caused by anticancer agents as a result of their cytotoxic actions on normal cells. This nonspecific action of chemotherapy has awakened a need for formulations capable of definitive targeting with enhanced tumor-killing. Nanooncology, the application of nanobiotechnology to the management of cancer, is currently the most important area of nanomedicine. Currently several nanomaterial-based drug-delivery systems are in vogue and several others are in various stages of development. Tumor-targeted drug-delivery systems are envisioned as magic bullets for cancer therapy and several groups are working globally for development of robust systems.Keywords: patient-friendly, drug-delivery systems, cancer, nanomedicineRanganathan RMadanmohan SKesavan ABaskar GKrishnamoorthy YRSantosham RPonraju DRayala SKVenkatraman GDove Medical PressarticleMedicine (General)R5-920ENInternational Journal of Nanomedicine, Vol 2012, Iss default, Pp 1043-1060 (2012)
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spellingShingle	Medicine (General) R5-920 Ranganathan R Madanmohan S Kesavan A Baskar G Krishnamoorthy YR Santosham R Ponraju D Rayala SK Venkatraman G Nanomedicine: towards development of patient-friendly drug-delivery systems for oncological applications
description	Ramya Ranganathan1,, Shruthilaya Madanmohan1,, Akila Kesavan1, Ganga Baskar1, Yoganathan Ramia Krishnamoorthy2, Roy Santosham3, D Ponraju4, Suresh Kumar Rayala2, Ganesh Venkatraman1 1Department of Human Genetics, Sri Ramachandra University, Porur, 2Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, 3Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Sri Ramachandra University, Porur, Chennai, 4Safety Engineering Division, Nuclear and Engineering Safety Group, Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, India*Authors contributed equally to this workAbstract: The focus on nanotechnology in cancer treatment and diagnosis has intensified due to the serious side effects caused by anticancer agents as a result of their cytotoxic actions on normal cells. This nonspecific action of chemotherapy has awakened a need for formulations capable of definitive targeting with enhanced tumor-killing. Nanooncology, the application of nanobiotechnology to the management of cancer, is currently the most important area of nanomedicine. Currently several nanomaterial-based drug-delivery systems are in vogue and several others are in various stages of development. Tumor-targeted drug-delivery systems are envisioned as magic bullets for cancer therapy and several groups are working globally for development of robust systems.Keywords: patient-friendly, drug-delivery systems, cancer, nanomedicine
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author	Ranganathan R Madanmohan S Kesavan A Baskar G Krishnamoorthy YR Santosham R Ponraju D Rayala SK Venkatraman G
author_facet	Ranganathan R Madanmohan S Kesavan A Baskar G Krishnamoorthy YR Santosham R Ponraju D Rayala SK Venkatraman G
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title	Nanomedicine: towards development of patient-friendly drug-delivery systems for oncological applications
title_short	Nanomedicine: towards development of patient-friendly drug-delivery systems for oncological applications
title_full	Nanomedicine: towards development of patient-friendly drug-delivery systems for oncological applications
title_fullStr	Nanomedicine: towards development of patient-friendly drug-delivery systems for oncological applications
title_full_unstemmed	Nanomedicine: towards development of patient-friendly drug-delivery systems for oncological applications
title_sort	nanomedicine: towards development of patient-friendly drug-delivery systems for oncological applications
publisher	Dove Medical Press
publishDate	2012
url	https://doaj.org/article/3ac24b5af128418f91450e4319f5aa78
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Nanomedicine: towards development of patient-friendly drug-delivery systems for oncological applications

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