Full Description
This book provides a detailed overview of cancer theranostics applications of magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles. Their synthesis, characterization, multifunctionality, disease targeting, biodistribution, pharmacokinetics and toxicity are highlighted, along with current examples of clinical trials of magnetic nanoparticles in cancer theranostics, and their future scopes and challenges.
Contents
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1. Cancer and
statistics
1.2. Conventional
therapies for cancer and their limitations
1.3. Alternative
theranostics strategy: Nanomedicine
1.4. Magnetic
nanoparticles and cancer theranostics
Chapter 2: Magnetic nanoparticles: Types, synthesis and
characterization
2.1 Common types of
magnetic nanomaterials and their synthesis
2.2 Characterization
techniques
2.3 Multilayer concept
Chapter 3: Magnetic nanoparticles for cancer diagnostics
3.1. MRI
3.2. Multimodal imaging
3.3. Biosensors
3.4. Cell labeling
Chapter 4: Magnetic nanoparticles for cancer therapeutics
4.1. Drug delivery:
Chemotherapeutics, Biotherapeutics and Radiotherapeutics
4.2. Magnetic
Hyperthermia
4.3. Photodynamic therapy
4.4. Photothermal
ablation
4.5. MNPs as Anticancer
agent
4.6. MNPs in Cancer
Immunotherapy
Chapter 5: Safety of Magnetic nanomaterials, Challenges, future scope
and Conclusion
5.1. Pharmacokinetics, biodistribution,
toxicity
5.2. Targeting
5.3. Magnetic
nanoparticles as FDA approved or in clinical trials
5.4. Challenges, future
scopes and conclusion
