Current applications and future prospects of nanomaterials in tumor therapy

International Journal of Nanomedicine

Volumn 12, Issue , 2017, Pages 1815-1825

  Huang, Yu ^a   Fan, Chao Qiang ^a   Dong, Hui ^a   Wang, Su Min ^a   Yang, Xiao Chao ^a   Yang, Shi Ming ^a  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Nanomaterials; Nanoparticles; Nanotechnology; Tumor

Indexed keywords

CERIUM OXIDE NANOPARTICLE; CHITOSAN NANOPARTICLE; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; GRAPHENE OXIDE NANOPARTICLE; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; NANOPARTICLE; QUANTUM DOT; SINGLE WALLED NANOTUBE; SUCCIMER; SUPERPARAMAGNETIC IRON OXIDE NANOPARTICLE; ULTRASMALL SUPERPARAMAGNETIC IRON OXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; NANOMATERIAL;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; CATALYSIS; ENDOCYTOSIS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MEASUREMENT PRECISION; MOLECULARLY TARGETED THERAPY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; PHOTOTHERMAL THERAPY; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RADIOSENSITIZATION; REVIEW; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; TRENDS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HUMANS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 85014872734     PISSN: 11769114     EISSN: 11782013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/IJN.S127349     Document Type: Review

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