Magnetic nanoparticles (NPs) are emerging as an important class of biomedical functional
nanomaterials in areas such as hyperthermia, drug release, tissue engineering, theranostic …

The effectiveness of anticancer drugs in treating a solid tumour is dependent on delivery of
the drug to virtually all cancer cells in the tumour. The distribution of drug in tumour tissue …

Nanomedicine formulations aim to improve the biodistribution and the target site
accumulation of systemically administered (chemo) therapeutic agents. Many different types …

Liposomes—microscopic phospholipid bubbles with a bilayered membrane structure—have
received a lot of attention during the past 30 years as pharmaceutical carriers of great …

Recent advances in nanotechnology and growing needs in biomedical applications have
driven the development of multifunctional nanoparticles. These nanoparticles, through …

For decades, clinicians have used liposomes, self-assembled lipid vesicles, as nanoscale
systems to deliver encapsulated anthracycline molecules for cancer treatment. The more …

Thermosensitive liposomes are a promising tool for external targeting of drugs to solid
tumors when used in combination with local hyperthermia or high intensity focused …

Magnetism in medicine has had a long and interesting history. In the 10th century AD,
Egyptian physician and philosopher Avicenna prescribed a grain of magnetite dissolved in …

Nanomedicine formulations aim to improve the biodistribution and the target site
accumulation of systemically applied (chemo-) therapeutics. Various different passively and …

In vivo drug release monitoring provides accurate and reliable information to guide drug
dosing. Image-based strategies for in vivo monitoring are advantageous because they are …