Mesoporous Silica-based Nanomaterials and Biomedical Applications - Part A

Cancer Therapy and Diagnosis, Part A, Volume 43 in The Enzymes series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on Mesoporous silica nanoparticle synthesis, Periodic mesoporous organosilica, Nanovalves and other nanomachine-equipped nanoparticles and controlled release, Two-photon light control and photodynamic therapy, Biodegradable PMO nanoparticles, Cationic mesoporous silica and protein delivery, Drug loading, stimuli-responsive delivery and cancer treatment, Animal models and cancer therapy, siRNA delivery and TWIST shutdown for ovarian cancer treatment, and TBC (mesoporous silica nanoparticles and cancer therapy or biodistribution of MSN).

Autorentext
Fuyu Tamanoi is a biochemist who has served on the UCLA School of Medicine and UCLA College faculty since he joined the Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics in 1993. He became a full professor in 1997.

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1. Overview of Studies Regarding Mesoporous Silica Nanomaterials and Their Biomedical Application
   Maria Vallet-Regi and Fuyuhiko Tamanoi
   2. Structure Characterisation of Mesoporous Materials by Electron Microscopy
   Yanhang Ma, Yaping Zhang, Lu Han, Shunai Che and Osamu Terasaki
   3. Stimuli Responsive Nanomachines and Caps for Drug Delivery
   Navnita Kumar, Wei Chen, Chi-An Cheng, Tian Deng, Wang Ruining and Jeffrey I. Zink
   4. Mesoporous Silica-Based Nanoparticles for Light-Actuated Biomedical Applications via Near-Infrared Two-Photon Absorption
   Jonas G. Croissant and Jean-Olivier Durand
   5. Controlled Release With Emphasis on Ultrasound-Induced Release
   María Vallet-Regí, Miguel Manzano and Alejandro Baeza
   6. The Bioimaging Applications of Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles
   Feby Wijaya Pratiwi, Chiung Wen Kuo, Si-Han Wu, Yi-Ping Chen, Chung Yuan Mou and Peilin Chen
   7. Biodistribution and Excretion of Intravenously Injected Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles: Implications for Drug Delivery Efficiency and Safety
   Mika Lindén
   8. Biodegradable Silica-Based Nanoparticles: Dissolution Kinetics and Selective Bond Cleavage
   Jonas G. Croissant and C. Jeffrey Brinker