Cooperative, nanoparticle-enabled thermal therapy of breast cancer. 


Author: Shen H, You J, Zhang G, Ziemys A, Li Q, Bai L, Deng X, Erm DR, Liu X, Li C, Ferrari M.

Affiliation: The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Department of Nanomedicine, 6670 Bertner Ave., Houston, Texas 77030. hshen@tmhs.org. 
Conference/Journal: Adv Healthc Mater.
Date published: 2012 Jan
Other:
 Volume ID: 1   ,  Issue ID: 1   ,  Pages: 84-9   ,  Special Notes: doi: 10.1002/adhm.201100005.   ,  Word Count: 56  
    

Hollow gold nanoshells are more efficient in heat generation triggered by near infrared laser when they are loaded into porous silicon particles, which results in effective cancer-cell killing in vitro and in vivo. Collective electromagnetic coupling of nanoconfined hollow gold nanoshells leads to dramatic enhancement of thermal ablation.

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PMID: 23184690