The majority of heterocycle compounds and typically common heterocycle fragments
present in most pharmaceuticals currently marketed, alongside with their intrinsic versatility …

Nanoparticles have been making their way in biomedical applications and personalized
medicine, allowing for the coupling of diagnostics and therapeutics into a single …

Photothermal Therapy (PTT) impact in cancer therapy has been increasing due to the
enhanced photothermal capabilities of a new generation of nanoscale photothermal agents …

This book collects reviews and original articles from eminent experts working in the
interdisciplinary arena of nanotechnology use in drug delivery. From their direct and recent …

Background As a promising strategy to overcome the therapeutic disadvantages of 6-
mercaptopurine (6MP), we proposed the encapsulation of 6MP in chitosan nanoparticles …

Gene therapy arises as a great promise for cancer therapeutics due to its potential to silence
genes involved in tumor development. In fact, there are some pivotal gene drivers that suffer …

Nonradiative therapies focusing on converting energy from light into heat (photothermal
therapy, PTT) have been widely studied for the treatment of cancers. In the last years …

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the world. To challenge this epidemic, there
are growing demands for the development of new advanced and targeted therapeutics …

Despite great advances in the fight against cancer, traditional chemotherapy has been
hindered by the dose dependent adverse side effects that reduce the usable doses for …

Gold nanoparticles have been appointed as cutting-edge platforms for combined diagnostic
and therapeutic approaches due to their exquisite physicochemical and optical properties. In …