A review of small molecules and drug delivery applications using gold and iron nanoparticles

• Main Authors: Jahangirian, Hossein, Kalantari, Katayoon, Izadiyan, Zahra, Rafiee-Moghaddam, Roshanak, Shameli, Kamyar, Webster, Thomas J.
• Format: Article
• Published: Dove Medical Press Ltd. 2019
• Subjects: T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/89579/; http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJN.S184723

Conventional cancer treatment techniques show several limitations including low or no specificity and consequently a low efficacy in discriminating between cancer cells and healthy cells. Recent nanotechnology developments have introduced smart and novel therapeutic nanomaterials that take advantage...