TY - JOUR
T1 - Applications of nanomaterials for cancer treatment
T2 - Recent patents review
AU - Yang, Yamin
AU - Wang, Hongjun
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2013 Bentham Science Publishers.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Cancer is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Nanotechnology has offered intriguing potential to significantly improve the existing cancer diagnosis and treatment platforms. Recently, a variety of nanomaterials have emerged as promising tools for cancer therapeutic applications due to their unique structural, optical, magnetic, and electrical properties. The purpose of this review is to summarize the updated patents regarding the utility of nanomaterials for cancer treatment. In particular, this review will discuss several representative nanostructures, ranging from gold nanoparticles, polymeric nanoparticles, micelles and liposomes, magnetic nanoparticles, quantum dots and carbon nanotubes, and their applications in targeted drug delivery, radiotherapy, hyperthermia, photodynamic therapy, and photothermal therapy.
AB - Cancer is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Nanotechnology has offered intriguing potential to significantly improve the existing cancer diagnosis and treatment platforms. Recently, a variety of nanomaterials have emerged as promising tools for cancer therapeutic applications due to their unique structural, optical, magnetic, and electrical properties. The purpose of this review is to summarize the updated patents regarding the utility of nanomaterials for cancer treatment. In particular, this review will discuss several representative nanostructures, ranging from gold nanoparticles, polymeric nanoparticles, micelles and liposomes, magnetic nanoparticles, quantum dots and carbon nanotubes, and their applications in targeted drug delivery, radiotherapy, hyperthermia, photodynamic therapy, and photothermal therapy.
KW - Cancer therapy
KW - Drug delivery
KW - Gold nanostructures
KW - MNPs
KW - Nanoparticles
KW - Nanotechnology
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U2 - 10.2174/1877912304666140129000556
DO - 10.2174/1877912304666140129000556
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84990314500
SN - 1877-9123
VL - 3
SP - 75
EP - 82
JO - Recent Patents on Nanomedicine
JF - Recent Patents on Nanomedicine
IS - 2
ER -