Nanotech News

August 2010

Additional Publications of Note for August

Therapeutics

Nanoparticles Modified With Tumor-targeting scFv Deliver siRNA and miRNA for Cancer Therapy
Molecular Therapy
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Effective Drug Delivery, In Vitro and In Vivo, by Carbon-Based Nanovectors Noncovalently Loaded with Unmodified Paclitaxel
ACS Nano
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Chlorotoxin Labeled Magnetic Nanovectors for Targeted Gene Delivery to Glioma
ACS Nano
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Engineered Design of Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles to Deliver Doxorubicin and P-Glycoprotein siRNA to Overcome Drug Resistance in a Cancer Cell Line
ACS Nano
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Boosting Oncolytic Adenovirus Potency with Magnetic Nanoparticles and Magnetic Force
Molecular Pharmaceutics
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Biocompatibility, Biodistribution, and Drug-Delivery Efficiency of Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for Cancer Therapy in Animals
Small
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EGFRvIII Antibody–Conjugated Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Magnetic Resonance Imaging–Guided Convection-Enhanced Delivery and Targeted Therapy of Glioblastoma
Cancer Research
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Systemic Administration of Polymeric Nanoparticle-Encapsulated Curcumin (NanoCurc) Blocks Tumor Growth and Metastases in Preclinical Models of Pancreatic Cancer
Molecular Cancer Therapeutics
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Targeted cancer therapy with novel high drug-loading nanocrystals
Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
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OCT-guided laser hyperthermia with passively tumor-targeted gold nanoparticles
Journal of Biophotonics
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Synergistic Cancer Therapeutic Effects of Locally Delivered Drug and Heat Using Multifunctional Nanoparticles
Advanced Materials
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Combinatorial Drug Conjugation Enables Nanoparticle Dual-Drug Delivery
Small
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TiO2 Nanotubes as a Therapeutic Agent for Cancer Thermotherapy
Photochemistry and Photobiology
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Radiofrequency field-induced thermal cytotoxicity in cancer cells treated with fluorescent nanoparticles
Cancer
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Diagnostics and Biosensors

Aptamers Embedded in Polyacrylamide Nanoparticles: A Tool for in Vivo Metabolite Sensing
ACS Nano
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Bioorthogonal chemistry amplifies nanoparticle binding and enhances the sensitivity of cell detection
Nature Nanotechnology
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Optimally designed nanolayered metal-dielectric particles as probes for massively multiplexed and ultrasensitive molecular assays
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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Chlorotoxin bound magnetic nanovector tailored for cancer cell targeting, imaging, and siRNA delivery
Biomaterials
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A novel size-tunable nanocarrier system for targeted anticancer drug delivery
Journal of Controlled  Release
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Benefit of anti-HER2-coated paclitaxel-loaded immuno-nanoparticles in the treatment of disseminated ovarian cancer: Therapeutic efficacy and biodistribution in mice
Journal of Controlled Release
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A nanoparticulate system that enhances the efficacy of the tumoricide Dz13 when administered proximal to the lesion site
Journal of Controlled Release
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Imaging

In Vivo Molecular Photoacoustic Tomography of Melanomas Targeted by Bioconjugated Gold Nanocages
ACS Nano
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In vivo angiogenesis imaging of solid tumors by avß3-targeted, dual-modality micellar nanoprobes
Experimental Biology and Medicine
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Cytochrome c Encapsulating Theranostic Nanoparticles: A Novel Bifunctional System for Targeted Delivery of Therapeutic Membrane-Impermeable Proteins to Tumors and Imaging of Cancer Therapy
Molecular Pharmaceutics
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Second harmonic generating (SHG) nanoprobes for in vivo imaging
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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Albumin Nanoshell Encapsulation of Near-Infrared-Excitable Rare-Earth Nanoparticles Enhances Biocompatibility and Enables Targeted Cell Imaging
Small
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Core–shell hybrid nanogels for integration of optical temperature-sensing, targeted tumor cell imaging, and combined chemo-photothermal treatment
Biomaterials
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A Drug-Loaded Aptamer-Gold Nanoparticle Bioconjugate for Combined CT Imaging and Therapy of Prostate Cancer
ACS Nano
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Nanobiology

Nanoconjugation modulates the trafficking and mechanism of antibody induced receptor endocytosis
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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Nano Devices and Materials

The Effects of Particle Size and Molecular Targeting on the Intratumoral and Subcellular Distribution of Polymeric Nanoparticles
Molecular Pharmaceutics
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Environmental, Health, and Safety

A method to assess the quality of studies that examine the toxicity of engineered nanomaterials
International Journal of Toxicology
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