Nanotechnology is the engineering of functional systems at the molecular scale which may exert a revolutionary impact on cancer diagnosis and therapy. Nanotechnology is being applied to cancer in two broad areas: i) the development of nanovectors such as nanoparticles which can be loaded with drugs or imaging agents and then targeted to tumours, and ii) high-throughput nanosensor devices for detecting the biological signatures of cancer. Combined, such technologies could lead to earlier diagnosis and better treatment for cancer patients. © 2011 RIGLD, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases.
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Hassanzadeh, P., Fullwood, I., Sothi, S., & Aldulaimi, D. (2011). Cancer nanotechnology. Gastroenterology and Hepatology from Bed to Bench, 4(2), 63–69. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119000822.hfcm070
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