Iron Oxide Nanoparticles in Photothermal Therapy

Photothermal therapy is a kind of therapy based on increasing the temperature of tumoral cells above 42 °C. To this aim, cells must be illuminated with a laser, and the energy of the radiation is transformed in heat. Usually, the employed radiation belongs to the near-infrared radiation rang...

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Main Authors: Joan Estelrich, Maria Antònia Busquets
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-06-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/23/7/1567