Multifunctional nanoparticles: recent progress in cancer therapeutics

Multifunctional nanoparticles: recent progress in cancer therapeutics.

Although much progress has been made in treating cancers, cancer death rates in and around the United States are still high. Current treatments are either ineffective against some cancers or detrimental to patients, which decreases their quality of life. The use of nanotechnology in cancer therapy can potentially increase patient survival, reduce side effects, and reduce mortality rates because...

Multifunctional Inorganic Nanoparticles: Recent Progress in Thermal Therapy and Imaging

Nanotechnology has enabled the development of many alternative anti-cancer approaches, such as thermal therapies, which cause minimal damage to healthy cells. Current challenges in cancer treatment are the identification of the diseased area and its efficient treatment without generating many side effects. Image-guided therapies can be a useful tool to diagnose and treat the diseased tissue and...

Multifunctional Therapeutics using Engineered Plant Virus Nanoparticles

Recent Progress in Multifunctional Graphene Aerogels

Two dimensional (2D) graphene has become one of the most intensively explored carbon allotropes in materials science owing to attractive features like its outstanding physicochemical properties. In order to further practical applications, the fabrication of self-assembled 2D individual graphene sheets into 3D graphene aerogels (GAs) with special structures and novel functions is now becoming es...

Recent Progress in Allergen Immunotherapy

The efficacy of allergen immunotherapy for the treatment of allergic rhinoconjunctivitis with or without seasonal bronchial asthma and anaphylaxis caused by the sting of the hymenoptera class of insects has been clearly demonstrated in numerous well-designed, placebo-controlled trials. Immunotherapy whether by subcutaneous injection of allergen extract or by oral/sublingual routes modifies peri...