Irradiation-mediated carbon nanotubes' use in cancer therapy
Anticancer drugs such as biological therapeutic proteins and peptides are used for treatment of a variety of tumors. However, their wider use has been hindered by their poor bioavailability and the uncontrollable sites of action in vivo. Cancer nano-therapeutics is rapidly progressing, which is bein...
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Published in | Journal of cancer research and therapeutics Vol. 8; no. 3; pp. 348 - 354 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
India
Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd
01.07.2012
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd |
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Summary: | Anticancer drugs such as biological therapeutic proteins and peptides are used for treatment of a variety of tumors. However, their wider use has been hindered by their poor bioavailability and the uncontrollable sites of action in vivo. Cancer nano-therapeutics is rapidly progressing, which is being applied for solving some limitations of conventional drug delivery systems. To improve the bio-distribution of anticancer drugs, carbon nanotubes have been used as one of the most effective drug carriers. This review discusses the carbon nanotubes-mediated methods for the delivery of anticancer drugs, with emphasis on the radiation-induced drug-targeted releasing and selective photo-thermal cancer therapy. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-3 content type line 23 ObjectType-Review-1 |
ISSN: | 0973-1482 1998-4138 |
DOI: | 10.4103/0973-1482.103511 |