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Nanotechnology in Cancer
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Nanotechnology in Cancer

by Anshu Mathur
October 2016
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
218 pages
7h 18m
English
Elsevier
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Chapter 1

Gold nanoparticles for noninvasive radiofrequency cancer hyperthermia

S.J. Corr1,2,3 and S.A. Curley1,2,    1Bayor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States,    2Rice University, Houston, TX, United States,    3University of Houston, Houston, TX, United States

Abstract

The use of gold nanoparticles as targeted, heating agents is currently being explored in the field of noninvasive radiofrequency cancer hyperthermia. This chapter gives an overview of the recent and current progress in this field, with a particular emphasis placed on gold nanoparticle heating mechanisms and their applications in in vitro and in vivo experimental models of hepatocellular carcinoma.

Keywords

Radiofrequency; gold nanoparticles; cancer; electric field; ...

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ISBN: 9780323390811