Nanomaterials for Cancer Diagnosis (Nanotechnologies for the Life Sciences, Volume 7)

This first in-depth overview to cover all important types of nanostructures being explored for cancer detection brings together the diagnostic side of oncology and nanotechnology. It presents imaging techniques as well as magnetic, metallic and non-metallic particle-based detection systems, showing combination strategies for both diagnosis and treatment. The result is a single source, collecting the valuable information published in specialized journals and thus often difficult to locate for members of the other disciplines involved. Dendrimers in cancer treatment and diagnosis / Srinivasa-Gopalan Sampathkumar and Kevin J. Yarema Nanoparticles for optical imaging of cancer / Swadeshmukul Santra and Debamitra Dutta Nanogold in cancer therapy and diagnosis / Priyabrata Mukherjee ... [et al.] Nanoparticles for magnetic resonance imaging of tumors / Tillmann Cyrus ... [et al.] Magnetic resonance nanoparticle probes for cancer imaging / Young-wook Jun, Jung-tak Jang, and Jinwoo Cheon LHRH conjugated magnetic nanoparticles for diagnosis and treatment of cancers / Carola Leuschner Carbon nanotubes in cancer therapy and diagnosis / Pu Chun Ke and Lyndon L. Larcom Nanotubes, nanowires, nanocantilevers and nanorods in cancer treatment and diagnosis / Kiyotaka Shiba Multifunctional nanotubes and nanowires for cancer diagnosis and therapy / Sang Bok Lee and Sang Jun Son Nanoprobe-based affinity mass spectrometry for cancer marker protein profiling / Li-Shing Huang ... [et al.] Nanotechnological approaches to cancer diagnosis : imaging and quantification of pericellular proteolytic activity / Thomas Ludwig. Cover: Nanomaterials for Cancer Diagnosis......Page 1 Contents......Page 2 Preface......Page 12 1. Dendrimers in Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis......Page 16 2. Nanoparticles for Optical Imaging of Cancer......Page 59 3. Nanogold in Cancer Therapy and Diagnosis......Page 101 4. Nanoparticles for Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Tumors......Page 136 5. Magnetic Resonance Nanoparticle Probes for Cancer Imaging......Page 162 6. LHRH Conjugated Magnetic Nanoparticles for Diagnosis and Treatment of Cancers......Page 189 7. Carbon Nanotubes in Cancer Therapy and Diagnosis......Page 247 8. Nanotubes, Nanowires, Nanocantilevers and Nanorods in Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis......Page 300 9. Multifunctional Nanotubes and Nanowires for Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy......Page 319 10. Nanoprobe-based Affinity Mass Spectrometry for Cancer Marker Protein Profiling......Page 353 11. Nanotechnological Approaches to Cancer Diagnosis: Imaging and Quantification of Pericellular Proteolytic Activity......Page 392 Index......Page 428 "This book focuses on the diagnostic aspects of the fight against cancer, also covering combined diagnostic-therapeutic strategies. It brings together oncology and nanotechnology, presenting imaging techniques as well as magnetic, metallic and non-metallic nanostructure- and nanoparticle-based tumor detection systems, many of which also offer subsequent therapeutic opportunities and capabilities." "Specifically therapeutic approaches are covered in volume 6"--Jacket These 10 volumes provide an excellent, in-depth overview of all nanoscale technologies and fabrication methods in materials engineering towards the life sciences. Each volume covers a specific topic, reviewing existing technologies as well as current developments.