Biomedical Applications—Cancer Therapy

Astato-2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinol diphosphate, synthesis, 31 72-73 biomedical applications in cancer therapy, 31 81... 

A uniform-irradiation technique is commonly used for ion beam applications in materials science and biotechnology, and for biomedical application such as cancer therapy. Uniformity of the irradiated-particle density distribution is essential to bring about the same... 

Ricin and abrin have played important roles in the history of clinical medicine and biomedical research. Ricin is commonly used as a part of immunotoxins for elinieal tumor research and application, although the detailed meehanism of its funetion is still under investigation (Stirpe and Battelli, 2006 Rao et al, 2005). At present, a major effort in biomedical research is under way to target the toxins and pursue malignant eells. Novel in vitro approaehes of using ricin toxins in cancer therapy have proven sueeessful however, further in vitro and animal studies are needed to confirm its potential (Wang et al, 2007). 

Biomedical Applications of Electrochemistry, Use of Electric Fields in Cancer Therapy... 

The use of electric fields (EF) in tissues triggers complex electrochemical processes, thus constituting a paradigmatic example of biomedical applications of electrochemistry. In recent years, EF-based cancer treatments proved to be an effective therapy for certain types of tumors. Although having less undesired effects than traditional cancer therapies like radio- or chemotherapy, EF therapies still have some side effects that it is necessary to minimize. The first part of this entry presents a summary of EF solid tumor therapies that have reached clinical practice. The second part describes some examples of... 

Biomedical Applications of Electrochemistry, Use of Electric Fields in Cancer Therapy, Fig. 2 Dorsal skinfold chamber (From [39])... 

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