Nanotechnology CancerResearch

Kenneth MilneIntroduction to Nanotechnology

2 December 2013

Progression in Cancer Treatment

• Better Sunscreen, nanoparticles are more effective in absorbing light, especially UV light

• Titanium dioxide or zinc oxide nanoparticles• Don’t break down in the sun• Stronger protection, less exposure.• Few health concerns(.01% if zinc

entered blood stream)• Applications to other fields: biology, chemistry,

physics and egineering.

• Nanoparticles used to detect and monitor cancer cells using nano sized imaging agents.

• Conjugated with biomolecular targeting ligands used to detect tumors.

-Gold nanoparticles

• Targeted Drug Delivery• Loaded with drugs and targeted at cancer cells• Able to pass through the body• Infrared light, Heat up cancer cells

Future Plans

-Engineer a nanoparticle that will actively interact with the immune system.

• -Better nanotechnologies to detect cancer and destroy it. Stop cancer before it develops. Gain approval for diagnostic tests

-understand patient interactions to targeted therapies.-identify ligands that can target both tumor cells and the

tumor microenvironment simultaneouslyDiagnose and identify cancerous cells earlier.-Use on humans and destroy tumor and cancer cells.

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