Chinese scientists have developed a drug-free theranostic agent that can be a good replacement for traditional chemotherapeutics in cancer treatment.
The agent was jointly developed by researchers with Hefei Institutes of Physical Science and Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
The agent can also be a promising candidate for the visualization therapy of tumors by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), according to researchers.
Due to high prices and severe side effects, traditional chemotherapeutic drugs are limited in clinical application. Drug-free therapeutic agents with low cost and less side effect are in high demand for cancer treatment.
Researchers said they have integrated chemical dynamic therapy with limotherapy and tumor-specific MRI to develop a nano-platform, which can be helpful in cancer treatment and also monitor its progress with the help of MRI.
The finding has been published in Biomaterials, an international journal on the science and clinical application of biomaterials. (Xinhua)
A research group led by Prof. CHEN Zhuo from the Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter has developed a pH-responsive metal peroxide nanocomposite for chemodynamic therapy.
In a new perspective article, Prof. WANG Hui from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS), collaborating with researchers from The City University of New York, has looked back the development process of metal nanozymes and carbon-based nanozymes for peroxidase mi...
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