Review
Nature Reviews Cancer 5, 161-171 (March 2005) | doi:10.1038/nrc1566
Cancer nanotechnology: opportunities and challenges
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Mauro Ferrari1 About the author
Abstract
Nanotechnology is a multidisciplinary field, which covers a vast and diverse array of devices derived from engineering, biology, physics and chemistry. These devices include nanovectors for the targeted delivery of anticancer drugs and imaging contrast agents. Nanowires and nanocantilever arrays are among the leading approaches under development for the early detection of precancerous and malignant lesions from biological fluids. These and other nanodevices can provide essential breakthroughs in the fight against cancer.
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Author affiliations
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Division of Haematology and Oncology, 110U Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, 473 West 12th Avenue, Columbus OH 43210-1002, USA, and the National Cancer Institute, 31 Center Drive MSC 2580, Room 10A52, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.
Email: ferrari.5@osu.edu
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