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).

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