Nanotech News

March 2010

Additional Publications of Note for March

Therapeutics

Aptamer-Based Tumor-Targeted Drug Delivery for Photodynamic Therapy
ACS Nano
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P-Glycoprotein Antibody Functionalized Carbon Nanotube Overcomes the Multidrug Resistance of Human Leukemia Cells
ACS Nano
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Development of a Poly(d,l-lactic-co-glycolic acid) Nanoparticle Formulation of STAT3 Inhibitor JSI-124: Implication for Cancer Immunotherapy
Molecular Pharmaceutics
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Tumor-Targeting, pH-Responsive, and Stable Unimolecular Micelles as Drug Nanocarriers for Targeted Cancer Therapy
Bioconjugate Chemistry
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Gold hybrid nanoparticles for targeted phototherapy and cancer imaging
Nanotechnology
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Peptide-conjugated biodegradable nanoparticles as a carrier to target paclitaxel to tumor neovasculature
Biomaterials
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Enhancement of cell radiation sensitivity by pegylated gold nanoparticles
Physics in Medicine and Biology
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In Vitro Evaluation of Novel Polymer-Coated Magnetic Nanoparticles for Controlled Drug Delivery
Nanomedicine
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Platinum(II)-dendrimer conjugates: synthesis and investigations on cytotoxicity, cellular distribution, platinum release, DNA, and protein binding
Bioconjugate Chemistry
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Sustained delivery and efficacy of polymeric nanoparticles containing osteopontin and bone sialoprotein antisenses in rats with breast cancer bone metastasis
International Journal of Cancer
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Gold nanorods as new nanochromophores for photothermal therapies
Journal of Biophotonics
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The use of nanoparticle-mediated targeted gene silencing and drug delivery to overcome tumor drug resistance
Biomaterials
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Nanoparticle term-mediated combination chemotherapy and photodynamic therapy overcomes tumor drug resistance
Journal of Controlled Release
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Diagnostics and Biosensors

Sensitive Immunosensor for Cancer Biomarker Based on Dual Signal Amplification Strategy of Graphene Sheets and Multienzyme Functionalized Carbon Nanospheres
Analytical Chemistry
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Ultrasensitive Electrochemical Immunosensor for Oral Cancer Biomarker IL-6 Using Carbon Nanotube Forest Electrodes and Multilabel Amplification
Analytical Chemistry
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Nanomagnetic Competition Assay for Low-Abundance Protein Biomarker Quantification in Unprocessed Human Sera
Journal of the American Chemical Society
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Multifunctional Oval-Shaped Gold-Nanoparticle-Based Selective Detection of Breast Cancer Cells Using Simple Colorimetric and Highly Sensitive Two-Photon Scattering Assay
ACS Nano
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Imaging

Self-Assembled Gold Nanoparticle Molecular Probes for Detecting Proteolytic Activity In Vivo
ACS Nano
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Smart Core–Shell Hybrid Nanogels with Ag Nanoparticle Core for Cancer Cell Imaging and Gel Shell for pH-Regulated Drug Delivery
Chemistry of Materials
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Tumor Targeting Chitosan Nanoparticles for Dual-Modality Optical/MR Cancer Imaging
Bioconjugate Chemistry
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Bioinspired Synthesis and Characterization of Gadolinium-Labeled Magnetite Nanoparticles for Dual Contrast T1- and T2-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Bioconjugate Chemistry
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Quantitative cell bioimaging using gold-nanoshell conjugates and phage antibodies
Journal of Biophotonics
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Novel membrane-permeable contrast agent for brain tumor detection by MRI
Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
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MicroSPECT/CT Imaging and Pharmacokinetics of 188Re-(DXR)-liposome in Human Colorectal Adenocarcinoma-bearing Mice
Anticancer Research
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Nanobiology

Nanoparticle-Mediated Cytoplasmic Delivery of Proteins To Target Cellular Machinery
ACS Nano
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Engineering Advanced Capsosomes: Maximizing the Number of Subcompartments, Cargo Retention, and Temperature-Triggered Reaction
ACS Nano
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Multifunctional Fe3O4 Cored Magnetic-Quantum Dot Fluorescent Nanocomposites for RF Nanohyperthermia of Cancer Cells
Journal of Physical Chemistry C
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Following the Dynamics of pH in Endosomes of Live Cells with SERS Nanosensors
Journal of Physical Chemistry C
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Nanodevices and Materials

Targeted Dendrimeric Anticancer Prodrug: A Methotrexate-Folic Acid-Poly(amidoamine) Conjugate and a Novel, Rapid, "One Pot" Synthetic Approach
Bioconjugate Chemistry
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Biodegradable Click Capsules with Engineered Drug-Loaded Multilayers
ACS Nano
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High-Performance Single Cell Genetic Analysis Using Microfluidic Emulsion Generator Arrays
Analytical Chemistry
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Nanoparticle-Based Biocompatible and Long-Life Marker for Lysosome Labeling and Tracking
Analytical Chemistry
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Hydrazone Ligation Strategy to Assemble Multifunctional Viral Nanoparticles for Cell Imaging and Tumor Targeting
Nano Letters
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An Integrated Approach to the Study of the Interaction between Proteins and Nanoparticles
Langmuir
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The Synthesis of a c(RGDyK) Targeted SN38 Prodrug with an Indolequinone Structure for Bioreductive Drug Release
Organic Letters
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Albumin-based nanoparticles as magnetic resonance contrast agents: I. Concept, first syntheses and characterisation
Histochemistry and Cell Biology
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Bovine Serum Albumin-Based Magnetic Nanocarrier for MRI Diagnosis and Hyperthermic Therapy: A Potential Theranostic Approach Against Cancer
Small
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Biodegradable calcium phosphate nanoparticle with lipid coating for systemic siRNA delivery
Journal of Controlled Release
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One-step electrohydrodynamic production of drug-loaded micro- and nanoparticles
Interface
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Bioconjugation of Calcium Phosphosilicate Composite Nanoparticles for Selective Targeting of Human Breast and Pancreatic Cancers In Vivo
ACS Nano
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Environment, Health, and Safety

Biocompatibility of Fe(3)O(4) nanoparticles evaluated by in vitro cytotoxicity assays using normal, glia and breast cancer cells
Nanotechnology
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Measuring properties of nanoparticles in embryonic blood vessels: Towards a physicochemical basis for nanotoxicity
Chemical Physics Letters
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