Nanotech News

May 2012

Additional Publications of Note for May

Therapeutics

Preparation of neutron-activatable holmium nanoparticles for the treatment of ovarian cancer metastases
Small
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Multimodal imaging guided photothermal therapy using functionalized graphene nanosheets anchored with magnetic nanoparticles
Advanced Materials
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Controlled synergistic delivery of paclitaxel and heat from poly(β-amino ester)/iron oxide-based hydrogel nanocomposites
International Journal of Pharmaceutics
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Antitumor efficacy following the intracellular and interstitial release of liposomal doxorubicin
Biomaterials
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Photoluminescent biocompatible silicon nanoparticles for cancer theranostic applications
Journal of Biophotonics
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Systemic delivery of therapeutic small interfering RNA using a pH-triggered amphiphilic poly-L-lysine nanocarrier to suppress prostate cancer growth in mice
European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Plasmonic nanopowders for photothermal therapy of tumors
Langmuir
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Water-Soluble iron oxide nanocubes with high values of specific absorption rate for cancer cell hyperthermia treatment
ACS Nano
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Matrix metalloprotease 2-responsive multifunctional liposomal nanocarrier for enhanced tumor targeting
ACS Nano
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Enhanced delivery of chemotherapy to tumors using a multi-component nanochain with radiofrequency-tunable drug release.
ACS Nano
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Photoswitchable nanoparticles for triggered tissue penetration and drug delivery
Journal of the American Chemical Society
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The resistance of breast cancer stem cells to conventional hyperthermia and their sensitivity to nanoparticle-mediated photothermal therapy
Biomaterials
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Antibody-targeted nanovectors for the treatment of brain cancers
ACS Nano
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Diagnostics and Biosensors

Orthogonal amplification of nanoparticles for improved diagnostic sensing
ACS Nano
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Programmable bio-nano-chip systems for serum CA125 quantification: towards ovarian cancer diagnostics at the point-of-care

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Pattern recognition of cancer cells using aptamer-conjugated magnetic nanoparticles
ACS Nano
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Imaging

Long-term multimodal imaging of tumor draining sentinel lymph nodes using mesoporous silica-based nanoprobes
Biomaterials
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Tailor-Made Quantum Dot and Iron Oxide Based Contrast Agents for in Vitro and in Vivo Tumor Imaging
ACS Nano
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Nanobiology

Three-dimensional super-localization and tracking of single gold nanoparticles in cells
Analytical Chemistry
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Nanomaterials and Devices

Rapid discovery of potent siRNA-containing lipid nanoparticles enabled by controlled microfluidic formulation
Journal of the American Chemical Society
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Receptor-Mediated Delivery of Magnetic Nanoparticles across the Blood–Brain Barrier
ACS Nano
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Functionalization of single-walled carbon nanotubes and their binding to cancer cells.
International Journal of Nanomedicine
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Channel surface patterning of alternating biomimetic protein combinations for enhanced microfluidic tumor cell isolation
Analytical Chemistry
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Starfruit-shaped gold nanorods and nanowires: synthesis and SERS characterization
Langmuir
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