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Surface-enhanced Resonance Raman Scattering Nanoprobe Ratiometry for Detecting Microscopic Ovarian Cancer via Folate Receptor Targeting
Published on: March 25, 2019
Functionalized nanomaterials for diagnosis and therapy of cancer
Stefano Pietronave1, Michele Iafisco, Deborah Locarno
1Department of Medical Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale "A. Avogadro", Novara - Italy.
Abstract:
Recent developments in nanotechnology have provided new tools for both cancer imaging and treatment. The functionalization of the nanocarrier based drugs using biological ligands allows increasing specificity of drug targeting enhancing efficacy and reducing side effects. In this paper some current nanocarrier based drugs are described and the principles for their functionalization in cancer treatment and imaging are reviewed.
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