Design and Evaluation of Plasmonic/Magnetic Au-MFe2O4 (M-Fe/Co/Mn) Core-Shell Nanoparticles Functionalized with Doxorubicin for Cancer Therapeutics

This thesis documents the development of a multifunctional nanoparticle system to enhance the chemotherapeutic efficiency of anti-cancer drugs, and contributes to research that helps decrease the side-effects in cancer patients while simultaneously increasing their survival rates. The work begins wi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Manisekaran, Ravichandran (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: e-Book
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : 2018.
Imprint: Springer,
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
Subjects:
Biomedical engineering.
Nanotechnology.
Cancer.
Nanoscience.
Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering.
Cancer Biology.
Nanophysics.
Online Access:Full-text access
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to Nanomedicine and Cancer Therapy
  • Literature Survey on Magnetic, Gold and Core-Shell Nanoparticles
  • Characterization Techniques, Cell Cultivation and Experimental Setup
  • Designing a Nanocargo with Fe3O4@Au: A Tri-pronged Mechanism for MR Imaging, Synaphic Drug-delivery and Apoptosis Induction in Cancer Cells
  • Multiple Iterative Seeding of Surface Plasmon Enhanced Cobalt-Iron Oxide Nanokernels for Cancer Theranostics
  • Nano-flotillas MnFe2O4@Au Core-shell Nanoparticles: An Efficient MRI Contrast Agent, Magneto-hyperthermal and Drug-delivery Armada for Cancer
  • Concluding Remarks and Future Prospects.

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