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Magnetic nanoparticle-based hyperthermia for cancer treatment

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Nanotechnology provides a novel and original solution with magnetic hyperthermia, which is based on the use of magnetic nanoparticles to remotely induce local heat when a radiofrequency magnetic field is applied, provoking a temperature increase in those tissues and organs where the tumoral cells are present.
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This article is published in Reports of Practical Oncology & Radiotherapy.The article was published on 2013-11-01 and is currently open access. It has received 423 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Magnetic hyperthermia & Magnetic nanoparticles.

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Preparation of Folic Acid-Targeted Temperature-Sensitive Magnetoliposomes and their Antitumor Effects In Vitro and In Vivo.

TL;DR: Folic acid-conjugated 17-AAG magnetic thermosensitive liposomes in combination with an alternating magnetic field for heating can achieve a synergistic anti-tumor effect of chemotherapy and heat treatment, potentially offering a new method for ovarian cancer treatment.
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Magneto-luminescent zinc/iron oxide core-shell nanoparticles with tunable magnetic properties

TL;DR: In this article, a low-cost sonochemical synthesis of ZnO/iron oxide core-shell nanostructures with tunable magnetic properties was reported, which can be used for biomedical and electronic applications.
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Trigger-Responsive Gene Transporters for Anticancer Therapy

TL;DR: This review summarizes the mechanisms and limitations of cationic gene transporters, and covers various triggers, such as light, enzymes, magnetic fields, and ultrasound, used to enhance the gene transfer efficiency of trigger-responsive genetransporters in cancer cells.
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Enhanced performance of cobalt ferrite encapsulated in graphitic shell by means of AC magnetically activated catalytic wet peroxide oxidation of 4-nitrophenol

TL;DR: In this article, the authors reported preliminary catalytic wet peroxide oxidation (CWPO) experiments performed in the presence of an alternating current (AC) magnetic field, where one ferromagnetic graphitic nanocomposite, composed by a cobalt ferrite core and a graphitic shell (CoFe2O4/MGNC), was employed in the process.
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A simple approach to synthetize folic acid decorated magnetite@SiO2 nanostructures for hyperthermia applications

TL;DR: The supramolecular nanoadduct thanks to folic acid molecules could act as a "Trojan horse" for the cancer cells and due to its superparamagnetic properties could induce local heat generation upon an appropriate magnetic field application.
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