Nanomaterials for Cancer Therapy brings together therapeutic oncology and nanotechnology.

Features:

• Shows various strategic approaches to selectively eliminating cancerous cells without damaging the surrounding healthy tissue

Contents

1. Conventional chemotherapeutic drug nanoparticles for cancer treatment
2. Nanoparticles for photodynamic therapy of cancer
3. Nanoparticles for Neutron Capture Therapy of Cancer
4. Nano vehicles and high molecular weight delivery agents for Boron Neutron capture therapy
5. Local cancer therapy with magnetic drug targeting using magnetic nanoparticles
6. Nanomaterials for controlled release of anticancer agents
7. Critical analysis of cancer therapy using nanomaterials
8. Nanoparticles for thermotherapy
9. Ferromagnetic filled carbon nanotubes as novel and potential containers for anticancer treatment strategies
10. Lyposomes, dendrimers and other nanoparticles for targeted delivery of anticancer agents - a comparative study
11. Colloidal systems for the delivery of anticancer agents in breast cancers and multiple Myeloma

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