Nanomaterials for theranostics: recent advances and future challenges

EK Lim, T Kim, S Paik, S Haam, YM Huh… - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
In 2004, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released an important report entitled
“Innovation/Stagnation: Challenge and Opportunity on the Critical Path to New Medical …

Smart nanostructures for cargo delivery: uncaging and activating by light

M Karimi, P Sahandi Zangabad… - Journal of the …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Nanotechnology has begun to play a remarkable role in various fields of science and
technology. In biomedical applications, nanoparticles have opened new horizons, especially …

[HTML][HTML] Carbon materials for drug delivery & cancer therapy

Z Liu, JT Robinson, SM Tabakman, K Yang, H Dai - Materials today, 2011 - Elsevier
Carbon nanotubes and graphene are both low-dimensional sp 2 carbon nanomaterials
exhibiting many unique physical and chemical properties that are interesting in a wide range …

Review on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and their chemical and physical characteristics, with particular emphasis on potential applications in biomedicine

H Ijaz, A Mahmood, MM Abdel-Daim, RM Sarfraz… - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
This comprehensive review article discusses the biomedical applications of carbon
nanotubes (CNTs) with unique inherent chemical and physical attributes. The findings of …

Synergistic nanomedicine by combined gene and photothermal therapy

J Kim, J Kim, C Jeong, WJ Kim - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
To date, various nanomaterials with the ability for gene delivery or photothermal effect have
been developed in the field of biomedicine. The therapeutic potential of these nanomaterials …

Carbon nanotubes in hyperthermia therapy

R Singh, SV Torti - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
Thermal tumor ablation therapies are being developed with a variety of nanomaterials,
including single-and multiwalled carbon nanotubes. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have …

[HTML][HTML] Folic acid-conjugated graphene oxide for cancer targeted chemo-photothermal therapy

XC Qin, ZY Guo, ZM Liu, W Zhang, MM Wan… - … of photochemistry and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Nanographene oxide (NGO), a new type of nanomaterial for anticancer drugs delivery and
near-infrared (NIR)-mediated photothermal ablation of tumors, has been used in the …

The resistance of breast cancer stem cells to conventional hyperthermia and their sensitivity to nanoparticle-mediated photothermal therapy

AR Burke, RN Singh, DL Carroll, JCS Wood… - Biomaterials, 2012 - Elsevier
Breast tumors contain a small population of tumor initiating stem-like cells, termed breast
cancer stem cells (BCSCs). These cells, which are refractory to chemotherapy and …

Development of nanoparticle-based optical sensors for pathogenic bacterial detection

T Mocan, CT Matea, T Pop, O Mosteanu… - Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Background Pathogenic bacteria contribute to various globally important diseases, killing
millions of people each year. Various fields of medicine currently benefit from or may …

Application of nanoparticles and nanomaterials in thermal ablation therapy of cancer

Z Ashikbayeva, D Tosi, D Balmassov, E Schena… - Nanomaterials, 2019 - mdpi.com
Cancer is one of the major health issues with increasing incidence worldwide. In spite of the
existing conventional cancer treatment techniques, the cases of cancer diagnosis and death …