title: Nanotechnology for cancer treatment.
abstract: Nanotechnology has the potential to increase the selectivity and potency of chemical, physical, and biological approaches for eliciting cancer cell death while minimizing collateral toxicity to nonmalignant cells. Materials on the nanoscale are increasingly being targeted to cancer cells with great specificity through both active and passive targeting. In this review, we summarize recent literature that has broken new ground in the use of nanotechnology for cancer treatment with an emphasis on targeted drug delivery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cancer Biology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 21757, USA; and Program of Molecular Genetics, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 21757, USA.
authors.forename: William H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Gmeiner
authors.affiliation: Department of Cancer Biology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 21757, USA; and Program of Molecular Genetics, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 21757, USA.
authors.forename: Supratim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghosh
keywords: cancer; drug-delivery; nanotechnology