Effective Cancer Therapy Design Through the Integration of Nanotechnology

Laser therapies can provide a minimally invasive treatment alternative to surgical resection of tumors. However, therapy effectiveness is limited due to nonspecific heating of target tissue, leading to healthy tissue injury and extended treatment durations. These therapies can be further compromised...

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Main Author: Fisher, Jessica Won Hee
Other Authors: Biomedical Engineering
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/34386
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-08062008-223531/