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

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

Our new collection, edited by Andrey Solov'yov and Eugene Surdutovich, has started publishing! The collection 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.

Content type: Review
| 30 July 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: Research
| 23 May 2019

Phenomenon-based evaluation of relative biological effectiveness of ion beams by means of the multiscale approach

Authors: Alexey Verkhovtsev, Eugene Surdutovich and Andrey V. Solov’yov
Content type: Review
| 13 May 2019

Importance of radiolytic reactions during high-LET irradiation modalities: LET effect, role of O₂ and radiosensitization by nanoparticles

Authors: Gérard Baldacchino, Emilie Brun, Ibtihel Denden, Sarah Bouhadoun, Raphael Roux, Hicham Khodja and Cécile Sicard-Roselli
Content type: Research
| 13 May 2019

In vitro anticancer activity of folate-modified docetaxel-loaded PLGA nanoparticles against drug-sensitive and multidrug-resistant cancer cells

Authors: Yuri I. Poltavets, Alexander S. Zhirnik, Vasilisa V. Zavarzina, Yuliya P. Semochkina, Valentina G. Shuvatova, Anna A. Krasheninnikova, Sergey V. Aleshin, Danil O. Dronov, Eugeny A. Vorontsov, Vadim Yu. Balabanyan and Galina A. Posypanova
Content type: Research
| 25 April 2019

Use of a lipid nanoparticle system as a Trojan horse in delivery of gold nanoparticles to human breast cancer cells for improved outcomes in radiation therapy

Authors: Kyle Bromma, Kristy Rieck, Jayesh Kulkarni, Connor O’Sullivan, Wonmo Sung, Pieter Cullis, Jan Schuemann and Devika B. Chithrani

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Content type: Review
| 21 November 2017

Particle therapy and nanomedicine: state of art and research perspectives

Authors: Sandrine Lacombe, Erika Porcel and Emanuele Scifoni
Content type: Review
| 2 February 2017

Biological mechanisms of gold nanoparticle radiosensitization

Authors: Soraia Rosa, Chris Connolly, Giuseppe Schettino, Karl T. Butterworth and Kevin M. Prise
Content type: Research
| 3 August 2018

Cisplatin-loaded hollow gold nanoparticles for laser-triggered release

Authors: Chiyi Xiong, Wei Lu, Min Zhou, Xiaoxia Wen and Chun Li
Content type: Review
| 3 November 2016

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: Research
| 1 July 2014

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

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