Aptamers engineered nanocarriers for cancer therapy. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Prashant Kesharwani.
• Editors: Kesharwani, Prashant
• Contents: 1. Cell-SELEX technology for aptamer selection; 2. Biological characteristics of aptamers; 3. Mechanisms of multi-drug resistance of cancer; 4. Relevance of aptamers as targeting ligands for anticancer therapies; 5. Aptamers as smart ligands for nano-carriers cancer targeting; 6. Aptamer-functionalized liposomes for targeted cancer therapy; 7. Aptamer-functionalized micelles for targeted cancer therapy; 8. Aptamer-functionalized nanoparticles for targeted cancer therapy; 9. Aptamer-functionalized PLGA nanoparticles for targeted cancer therapy; 10. Aptamer-functionalized silica nanoparticles for targeted cancer therapy; 11. Aptamer-functionalized gold nanoparticles for targeted cancer therapy; 12. Aptamer-functionalized dendrimers for targeted cancer therapy; 13. Aptamer-functionalized carbon nanotubes for targeted cancer therapy; 14. Aptamer-functionalized quantum dots for targeted cancer therapy; 15. Cancer immunotherapy via nucleic acid aptamers; 16. Aptamer-based imaging and diagnostics for cancer cells; 17. Microdevice-based aptamer sensors; 18. Aptamer-based microfluidics for circulating tumor cells; 19. Aptamer-based theranostic approaches for treatment of cancer; 20. Challenges of aptamers as targeting ligands for anticancer therapies; 21. Clinical use and future perspective of aptamers
• Publisher Details: Oxford : Woodhead Publishing
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white, and colour)
• Subjects: 616.994061; Cancer -- Chemotherapy; Drug delivery systems; Nanomedicine; Oligonucleotides
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780323855761
• Related ISBNs: 9780323858816
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