Mesoporous Silica-based Nanomaterials and Biomedical Applications - Part B

Cancer Therapy and Diagnosis, Part A, Volume 44 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).

1. Preparation and Controllability of Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles Eisuke Yamamoto and Kazuyuki Kuroda 2. Synthesis and Optical Applications of Periodic Mesoporous Organosilicas Shinji Inagaki 3. Drug Delivery and Bone Infection María Vallet-Regí, Montserrat Colilla and Isabel Izquierdo-Barba 4. Tumor Targeting and Tumor Growth Inhibition Capability of Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles in Mouse Models Tan Le Hoang Doan, Ngoc Xuan Dat Mai, Kotaro Matsumoto and Fuyuhiko Tamanoi 5. Nanoparticle Delivery of TWIST Small Interfering RNA and Anticancer Drugs: a therapeutic approach for combating cancer Carlotta A. Glackin 6. Anticancer Drug Delivery Capability of Biodegradable PMO in the Chicken Egg Tumor Model Kotaro Matsumoto, Tan Le Hoang Doan, Ngoc Xuan Dat Mai, Keigo Nakai, Aoi Komatsu and Fuyuhiko Tamanoi 7. Layered Silicates as a Possible Drug Carrier Soontaree (Grace) Intasa-rad and Makoto Ogawa 8. Organosilica Nanoparticles and Medical Imaging Michihiro Nakamura