External-stimuli responsive systems for cancer theranostic

Smart nanocarrier-based drug delivery systems for cancer therapy and toxicity studies: A review

“…In extrinsic stimulus systems, contrast agents are used to visualize the accumulation of nanocarriers in cancer sites. The accumulated drug-loaded nanocarriers are stimulated by an external factor, such as a magnetic field, ultrasound waves, light and electric fields [190] to release drugs at the right concentration.…”

A review on the use of magnetic fields and ultrasound for non-invasive cancer treatment

“…Alternative cancer treatments involving the use of non-invasive approaches can potentially eliminate infections and scar formation associated with surgery, as well as minimizes the side effects of chemotherapeutic drug overdose. Non-invasive cancer treatment approaches, with or without DDS, typically use various physical stimuli such as light, heat, magnetic field, electrical field, ultrasound [15] . These approaches have shown good potential to improve treatment efficiency, reduce treatment costs, eliminate infections and scar formation.…”

Targeted and stimuli–responsive mesoporous silica nanoparticles for drug delivery and theranostic use

“…As compared with EnSRMs, the ExSRMs allow drug release in response to externally applied stimuli. Thus, it requires the use of a contrast agent for the confirmation of nanoparticle accumulation in the target site at the desired time, and later on, MPSNPs activation through external stimuli including magnetic field and light (Yao, Feng, & Chen, ). This section describes the externally applied stimuli such as magnetic field, ultrasound, light, and temperature (Table ).…”