Cancer nanotechnology.
Nanotechnology is the engineering of functional systems at the molecular scale which may exert a revolutionary impact on cancer diagnosis and therapy. Nanotechnology is being applied to cancer in two broad areas: i) the development of nanovectors such as nanoparticles which can be loaded with drugs or imaging agents and then targeted to tumours, and ii) high-throughput nanosensor devices for detecting the biological signatures of cancer. Combined, such technologies could lead to earlier diagnosis and better treatment for cancer patients.
Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Disease, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Parichehr
P
Hassanzadeh
Department of Medicine, Alexandra Hospital, Redditch, Worcestershire B98 7UB.
Isobel
I
Fullwood
Department of Oncology, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, Clifford Bridge Road, Walsgrave, Coventry, CV2 2DX.
Sharmila
S
Sothi
Department of Medicine, Alexandra Hospital, Redditch, Worcestershire B98 7UB.
David
D
Aldulaimi
Cancer; Cantilevers; Nanotechnology; Nanovectors