Hybrid Nanomaterials Based on Iron Oxide Nanoparticles and Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles: Overcoming Challenges in Current Cancer Treatments

The current approaches used for the treatment of cancer face some clinical limitations such as induction of severe side effects, multidrug resistance (MDR), and low specificity toward metastatic cancer cells. Hybrid nanomaterials hold a great potential to overcome all these challenges. Among hybrid...

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Main Authors: Merlis P. Alvarez-Berríos, Naisha Sosa-Cintron, Mariel Rodriguez-Lugo, Ridhima Juneja, Juan L. Vivero-Escoto
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Chemistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2672740
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author Merlis P. Alvarez-Berríos
Naisha Sosa-Cintron
Mariel Rodriguez-Lugo
Ridhima Juneja
Juan L. Vivero-Escoto
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description The current approaches used for the treatment of cancer face some clinical limitations such as induction of severe side effects, multidrug resistance (MDR), and low specificity toward metastatic cancer cells. Hybrid nanomaterials hold a great potential to overcome all these challenges. Among hybrid nanoparticles, those based on mesoporous silica and iron oxide nanoparticles (MSNs and IONPs) have gained a privileged place in the biomedical field because of their outstanding properties. There are many studies demonstrating their effectiveness as drug delivery systems, nanoheaters, and imaging contrast agents. This review summarizes the advances related to the utilization of IONPs and MSNs for reducing side effects, overcoming MDR, and inhibiting metastasis. Furthermore, we give a future perspective of the clinical application of these technologies.
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spelling doaj-art-94319e2dab9e4a2bba852f4c317f3d492025-08-20T03:37:27ZengWileyJournal of Chemistry2090-90632090-90712016-01-01201610.1155/2016/26727402672740Hybrid Nanomaterials Based on Iron Oxide Nanoparticles and Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles: Overcoming Challenges in Current Cancer TreatmentsMerlis P. Alvarez-Berríos0Naisha Sosa-Cintron1Mariel Rodriguez-Lugo2Ridhima Juneja3Juan L. Vivero-Escoto4Department of Science and Technology, Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Ponce Campus, Ponce, PR 00716, USADepartment of Science and Technology, Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Ponce Campus, Ponce, PR 00716, USADepartment of Science and Technology, Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Ponce Campus, Ponce, PR 00716, USADepartment of Chemistry, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, USADepartment of Chemistry, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, USAThe current approaches used for the treatment of cancer face some clinical limitations such as induction of severe side effects, multidrug resistance (MDR), and low specificity toward metastatic cancer cells. Hybrid nanomaterials hold a great potential to overcome all these challenges. Among hybrid nanoparticles, those based on mesoporous silica and iron oxide nanoparticles (MSNs and IONPs) have gained a privileged place in the biomedical field because of their outstanding properties. There are many studies demonstrating their effectiveness as drug delivery systems, nanoheaters, and imaging contrast agents. This review summarizes the advances related to the utilization of IONPs and MSNs for reducing side effects, overcoming MDR, and inhibiting metastasis. Furthermore, we give a future perspective of the clinical application of these technologies.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2672740
spellingShingle Merlis P. Alvarez-Berríos
Naisha Sosa-Cintron
Mariel Rodriguez-Lugo
Ridhima Juneja
Juan L. Vivero-Escoto
Hybrid Nanomaterials Based on Iron Oxide Nanoparticles and Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles: Overcoming Challenges in Current Cancer Treatments
Journal of Chemistry
title Hybrid Nanomaterials Based on Iron Oxide Nanoparticles and Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles: Overcoming Challenges in Current Cancer Treatments
title_full Hybrid Nanomaterials Based on Iron Oxide Nanoparticles and Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles: Overcoming Challenges in Current Cancer Treatments
title_fullStr Hybrid Nanomaterials Based on Iron Oxide Nanoparticles and Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles: Overcoming Challenges in Current Cancer Treatments
title_full_unstemmed Hybrid Nanomaterials Based on Iron Oxide Nanoparticles and Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles: Overcoming Challenges in Current Cancer Treatments
title_short Hybrid Nanomaterials Based on Iron Oxide Nanoparticles and Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles: Overcoming Challenges in Current Cancer Treatments
title_sort hybrid nanomaterials based on iron oxide nanoparticles and mesoporous silica nanoparticles overcoming challenges in current cancer treatments
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