CNT nanobombs for specific eradication of cancer cells: A new concept in cancer theranostics

BioImpacts

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 199-201

  Omidi, Yadollah ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cancer nanomedicines; Cancer theranostics; Carbon nanotubes; Photothermal therapy; Targeted Therapy of cancer

Indexed keywords

APTAMER; CARBON NANOTUBE; CARBON NANOTUBE NANOBOMB; CISPLATIN; DRUG CARRIER; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLE; SINGLE WALLED NANOTUBE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADSORPTION; CANCER CELL DESTRUCTION; CANCER THERAPY; CELL KILLING; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; EDITORIAL; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOACOUSTICS; RADIOFREQUENCY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TARGET CELL DESTRUCTION;

EID: 84876726247     PISSN: 22285652     EISSN: 22285660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5681/bi.2011.028     Document Type: Editorial

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