NANOONCOLOGY. ENGINEERING NANOMATERIALS FOR CANCER THERAPY AND DIAGNOSIS

1. Gold Nanoparticles for Imaging and Cancer Therapy
2. Liposomes-Based Nanoparticles for Cancer Therapy and Bioimaging
3. Quantum Dots for Cancer Therapy and Bioimaging
4. Polymeric Nanoparticles for Cancer Therapy and Bioimaging
5. Imaging and Treating Cancer with Carbon Nanotube Technology
6. Micellar-Based Nanoparticles for Cancer Therapy and Bioimaging
7. Magnetic Nanoparticles for Cancer Therapy and Bioimaging
8. Dendrimers-Based Nanoparticles for Cancer Therapy and Bioimaging
9. Porous Silicon Particles for Cancer Therapy and Bioimaging
10. Metal/Metal Oxide Nanoparticles for Cancer Therapy
11. Reconfigurable Nucleic Acid Materials for Cancer Therapy
12. Fullerenes for Cancer Therapy and Bioimaging
13. Carbon Nano-onions for Bioimaging and Cancer Therapy Applications

This book presents a systematic overview of the most relevant nanomaterials and their respective intrinsic properties that have been highly explored by the scientific community and pharmaceutical companies in several different modalities for cancer therapy and bioimaging. The chapters explore the synergistic effects provided by the different nanostructured materials and highlight the main in vitro and in vivo therapeutic achievements on cancer. This work also provides relevant discussion about the recent progresses and future challenges that nanotechnology faces on the conception of more efficient nanoformulations against primary tumors, circulating cancer cells and metastases.

Features
Lists the most remarkable therapeutic achievements for oncologyOffers a timely and ample revision on the subjectHighlights the main in vitro and in vivo therapeutic achievements on cancer using nanomaterials

Authors
• Gil Gonçalves is a Marie Sklodowska-Curie research fellow working at the Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona- Spanish National Research Council (ICMAB-CSIC) on the development of ultra-sensitive nanotherapeutic anticancer agents for neutron capture therapy.
• Gerard Tobias leads the research line on “Nanoengineering of Carbon and Inorganic Materials” at the Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona (ICMAB). His research interests focus on the design and development of both carbon and inorganic based functional nanomaterials, with special emphasis on nanoenginnering materials for both diagnosis and therapeutic applications.