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Projects-Twinning | Horizon 2020
Magnetic Nanohybrids for Cancer Therapy
Magnetic
nanohybrids
(MNHs)
based
on
biocompatible
magnetic
ferrites
provide
a
unique
toolbox
for
theranostics
applications,
since
they
can
be
remotely
and
non-invasively
employed
as
smart
actuators
and
carrier
vectors.
Among,
their
major
advantages
are
the
tunable
magnetic
features,
the
biocompatibility,
the
diversity
of
functionalization
and
the
appropriate
size
scale comparable to functional biomolecules.
Not
only
can
MNHs
be
functional
by
themselves
such
as
hyperthermia
mediators
in
cancer
treatment,
but
they
can
also
be
useful
as
a
drug
carrier
and
actuators
for
a
thermally
or
mechanically
controlled
drug
release.
Additionally,
magnetically
driven
mechanical
forces
can
selectively
be
applied
to
trigger
certain
biological
functions
to
determine
cell
growth
or
death.
