Nanomedicine and Cancer

by Srirajaskanthan; Rajaventhan

• ISBN13: 9781578087273
• ISBN10: 1578087279
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-12-20
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

The nanosciences are a rapidly expanding field of research with a wide applicability to all areas of health. They encompass a variety of technologies ranging from particles to networks and nanostructures. This book focuses on the application of nanomedicine and nanotechnology to cancer. It covers an introduction to nanocarriers, nanorods, nanoprobes nanoplatforms, nanorings, nanotubes nanowires, nano-sensor arrays and a variety of methodological techniques. This is done within the framework of numerous cancer types. Contributors are all leading experts and are carrying out ground breaking work. The book is essential reading for oncologists, research scientists, doctors, health care professionals, pathologists, biologists, biochemists, chemists and physicists as well as those interested in disease and nanosciences or cancer in general.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. v
General Aspects, Methods and Techniques
Nanomedicine-based use of siRNA in Cancer	p. 3
Nanocarriers for Gene Delivery	p. 26
Cancer Cell Photothermolysis and Gold Nanorod Surface Plasmons	p. 46
Tocotrienol Loaded Lipid Nanoparticles in Cancer	p. 63
Utilization of Magnetic Nanoparticles for Cancer Therapy	p. 84
Nanoparticle Probes and Molecular Imaging in Cancer	p. 105
Iron and Ethylcellulose Nanoplatforms for Cancer Targeting	p. 123
Matrix Scaffolds in Cancer Cell Biology; Physiological Representation and Nanoscale Characterisation	p. 142
Fluorescence Nanoprobe Imaging Tumor by Sensing the Acidic Microenvironment	p. 160
Magnetic Nanorings and Nanotubes for Cancer Detection and Therapy	p. 183
Silicon Nanowire Arrays and other Silicon Nanostructures and Their Clinical Applications to Cancer	p. 204
Silver Nanomedicine and Cancer	p. 224
Nanobubbles and Their Putative Application to Cancer Medicine	p. 246
Nano-Strategies in the Delivery of Antitumor Drugs to Cancer	p. 268
Gene Silencing with siRNA Encapsulated Nanoparticles to Overcome Tumor Multidrug Resistance	p. 290
Nano-flow Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometric Analysis of Glycans in Cancer	p. 307
Specific Cancers and Areas of Focus
Composite Nano-Sensor Arrays Technology in Lung Cancer	p. 331
Nano Arsenic Oxide (As2O3)/(Fe2O3) Iron Oxide Complexes for Liver Cancer	p. 344
Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Midkine-antisense Oligonucleotide-loaded Nanoparticles	p. 360
Nanotechnology and Nanostructures Applied to Head and Neck Cancer	p. 373
Index	p. 397
About the Editors	p. 403
Color Plate Section	p. 405
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