SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MAGNETIC HYDROGEL NANOCOMPOSITES FOR CANCER THERAPY APPLICATIONS
Currently, cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States. Conventional cancer treatment includes chemotherapy, radiation, and surgical resection, but unfortunately, all of these methods have significant drawbacks. Hyperthermia, the heating of cancerous tissues to between 41 and 45...
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UKnowledge
2010
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| Online Access: | http://uknowledge.uky.edu/gradschool_diss/108 http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1111&context=gradschool_diss |