Nanomedicine and Cancer

The nanosciences are a rapidly expanding field of research with a wide applicability to all areas of health. They encompass a variety of technologies ranging from particles to networks and nanostructures.This book focuses on the application of nanomedicine and nanotechnology to cancer. It introduces nanocarriers, nanorods, nanoprobes nanoplatforms, nanorings, nanotubes nanowires, nano-sensor arrays and a variety of methodological techniques. This is done within the framework of numerous cancer types. Contributors are all leading experts and are carrying out groundbreaking work. The book is essential reading for oncologists, research scientists, doctors, health care professionals, pathologists, biologists, biochemists, chemists and physicists as well as those interested in disease and nanosciences or cancer in general.

General Aspects, Methods and TechniquesNanomedicine-based use of siRNA in Cancer, Guillermo N. Armaiz-Pena, Bulent Ozpolat, Anil K. Sood, and Gabriel Lopez-BeresteinNanocarriers for Gene Delivery, Conchita Tros de Ilarduya and Gloria Gonzalez-AseguinolazaCancer Cell Photothermolysis and Gold Nanorod Surface Plasmons, Cheng-Lung Chen and Yang-Yuan ChenTocotrienol Loaded Lipid Nanoparticles in Cancer, Sami Nazzal and Paul W. SylvesterUtilization of Magnetic Nanoparticles for Cancer Therapy, Deryl L. Troyer and Stefan H. BossmannNanoparticle Probes and Molecular Imaging in Cancer, Dongfang Liu and Ning GuIron and Ethylcellulose Nanoplatforms for Cancer Targeting, José L. Arias, Margarita López-Viota, and Mª Adolfina RuizMatrix Scaffolds in Cancer Cell Biology; Physiological Representation and Nanoscale Characterisation, Hsin-ya Chien, Sandra Fok, Vanisri Raviraj, Jiwon Lee, Louise Cole, J. Guy Lyons, and Lilian SoonFluorescence Nanoprobe Imaging Tumor by Sensing the Acidic Microenvironment, Lu Wang and Cong LiMagnetic Nanorings and Nanotubes for Cancer Detection and Therapy, Hai Ming Fan and Malini OlivoSilicon Nanowire Arrays and other Silicon Nanostructures and Their Clinical Applications to Cancer, Murugan Veerapandian and Min-Ho LeeSilver Nanomedicine and Cancer, P. V. Asharani, Luxmi Fatimathas, Hui Kheng Lim, Suresh Valiyaveettil, and M. Prakash HandeNanobubbles and Their Putative Application to Cancer Medicine, Tianyi M. Krupka and Agata A. ExnerNano-Strategies in the Delivery of Antitumor Drugs to Cancer, José L. AriasGene Silencing with siRNA Encapsulated Nanoparticles to Overcome Tumor Multidrug Resistance,Mansoor M. Amiji, Francis Hornicek, and Zhenfeng DuanNano-flow Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometric Analysis of Glycans in Cancer, S. Hunter Walker and David C. MuddimanSpecific Cancers and Areas of FocusComposite Nano-sensor Arrays Technology in Lung Cancer, Silvano Dragnonieri, Giorgio Pennazza, and Marco SantonicoNano Arsenic Oxide (As2O3)/(Fe2O3) Iron Oxide Complexes for Liver Cancer, Ziyu Wang and Dongsheng ZhangHepatocellular Carcinoma and Midkine-antisense Oligonucleotide-loaded Nanoparticles, Licheng Dai, Yaoxing, and Jing ZhongNanotechnology and Nanostructures Applied to Head and Neck Cancer, Erik C. Dreaden, Mistafa A. El-Sayed, and Ivan H. El- Sayed