Cancer Nanotechnology

Basic, translational and clinical research

Cancer is a group of diseases driven by inherently nanostructural problems. As such, there are obvious benefits to treatments employing nanoscale structures and processes. Cancer Nanotechnology aims to provide a forum so that the most promising emerging themes should be pre-eminent in the minds of researchers working in one—or, indeed, both—of the disciplines of cancer research or nanotechnology.
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Special article collections

Cancer Nanotechnology publishes special article collections on specific topics. Be sure to take a look at the list of collections we have so far by clicking the link above.

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Courtesy of Andrey Solov'yov

Featured collection — Multiscale Modelling for Cancer Radiotherapies: from X-rays to ions

Andrey Solov'yov and Eugene Surdutovich present this new collection, which provides a platform for scholars and practitioners in disciplines such as physics, chemistry, biology, and medical science, to share and exchange their research, knowledge, and insights related to the scientific base of assessment of cell inactivation in the course of radiation therapy of different modalities from x-rays to ions.

Science vs. technology in radiation therapy from X-rays to ions

Authors: Eugene Surdutovich and Andrey V Solov’yov

Content type: Editorial

31 October 2019
Effects and side effects of plasmonic photothermal therapy in brain tissue

Authors: Yue He, Kristoffer Laugesen, Dana Kamp, Salik A. Sultan, Lene B. Oddershede and Liselotte Jauffred

Content type: Research

24 October 2019
Comparison of the effect of rhodium citrate-associated iron oxide nanoparticles on metastatic and non-metastatic breast cancer cells

Authors: Natalia Lemos Chaves, Danilo Aquino Amorim, Cláudio Afonso Pinho Lopes, Irina Estrela-Lopis, Julia Böttner, Aparecido Ribeiro de Souza and Sônia Nair Báo

Content type: Research

11 September 2019
Multiscale modeling for cancer radiotherapies

Authors: Eugene Surdutovich and Andrey V. Solov’yov

Content type: Review

22 August 2019
The role of shock waves on the biodamage induced by ion beam radiation

Authors: Pablo de Vera, Eugene Surdutovich and Andrey V. Solov’yov

Content type: Review

30 July 2019

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Particle therapy and nanomedicine: state of art and research perspectives

Authors: Sandrine Lacombe, Erika Porcel and Emanuele Scifoni

Content type: Review

21 November 2017
Biological mechanisms of gold nanoparticle radiosensitization

Authors: Soraia Rosa, Chris Connolly, Giuseppe Schettino, Karl T. Butterworth and Kevin M. Prise

Content type: Review

2 February 2017
Cisplatin-loaded hollow gold nanoparticles for laser-triggered release

Authors: Chiyi Xiong, Wei Lu, Min Zhou, Xiaoxia Wen and Chun Li

Content type: Research

3 August 2018
Gold nanoparticles for cancer radiotherapy: a review

Authors: Kaspar Haume, Soraia Rosa, Sophie Grellet, Małgorzata A. Śmiałek, Karl T. Butterworth, Andrey V. Solov’yov, Kevin M. Prise, Jon Golding and Nigel J. Mason

Content type: Review

3 November 2016
Advantages of gadolinium based ultrasmall nanoparticles vs molecular gadolinium chelates for radiotherapy guided by MRI for glioma treatment

Authors: Géraldine Le Duc, Stéphane Roux, Amandine Paruta-Tuarez, Sandrine Dufort, Elke Brauer, Arthur Marais, Charles Truillet, Lucie Sancey, Pascal Perriat, François Lux and Olivier Tillement

Content type: Research

1 July 2014

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