Rapidly growing interest in using nanoparticles (NPs) for biomedical applications has
increased concerns about their safety and toxicity. In comparison with bulk materials, NPs …

Until now, strategies used to treat cancer are imperfect, and this generates the need to
search for better and safer solutions. The biggest issue is the lack of selective interaction …

Nanoscience provides several modalities to combat cancer disease effectively. Magnetic
hyperthermia and photothermal therapy techniques are central research themes among …

The new era of nanomedicine offers significant opportunities for cancer diagnostics and
treatment. Magnetic nanoplatforms could be highly effective tools for cancer diagnosis and …

Among modern drug formulations, stimuli-responsive hydrogels also called “smart
hydrogels” deserve a special attention. The basic feature of this system is the ability to …

In recent years, smart/stimuli-responsive hydrogels have drawn tremendous attention for
their varied applications, mainly in the biomedical field. These hydrogels are derived from …

Temperature excursions within a biological milieu can be effectively used to induce drug
release from thermosensitive drug-encapsulating nanoparticles. Oncological hyperthermia …

Nanocarriers sensitive to near infrared light (NIR) are useful templates for chemo-
photothermal therapy (PTT) and imaging of tumors due to the ability to change the absorbed …

Bioactive glasses and glass-ceramics are well-proven potential biomaterials for bone-tissue
engineering applications because of their compositional flexibility. Many research groups …

In this review, advancement in cancer therapy that shows a transition from conventional
thermal therapies to laser-based photothermal therapies is discussed. Laser-based …