Nanomaterials for Magnetic and Optical Hyperthermia Applications

<p>Part 1. Introduction to hyperthermia <br>1. Basic concepts of hyperthermia<br>2. Cellular response to heat stress<br>3. Hyperthermia for combined cancer therapy<br>4. Current status of clinical trials in hyperthermia <br>5. Hyperthermia at the nanoscale – why nanomaterials?<br>6. Fundamentals of magnetic and optical hyperthermia </p> <p>Part 2. Magnetic hyperthermia <br>1. Interaction of magnetic nanoparticles with alternating magnetic fields (Q. Pankhurst)<br>2. Mechanisms of magnetic heat generation (Q. Pankhurst, T. Pellegrino)<br>3. Design and synthesis of MNPs for hyperthermia applications <br>4. In vitro magnetic hyperthermia: influence of subcellular localization of magnetic nanoparticles on their heating efficiency <br>5. Sub-lethal magnetic hyperthermia: cellular response to mild heat stress <br>6. Current status of in vivo application of magnetic hyperthermia for cancer treatment </p> <p>Part 3. Optical hyperthermia<br>1. Principles of optical hyperthermia (J. C. Bischof)<br>2. Gold plasmonic nanoparticles as photothermal therapy agents <br>3. Graphene – based nanomaterials for optical hyperthermia applications<br>4. Novel nanomaterials for photothermal therapy <br>5. In vitro applications: mechanism of cell death induced by optical hyperthermia <br>6. Current status of in vivo photothermal therapy applications </p> <p>Part 4. Synergistic modalities<br>1. Synergistic effect of dual magnetic/optical heating<br>2. Hybrid magnetic-plasmonic nanomaterials for bimodal hyperthermia <br>3. Smart multifunctional magnetic nanoparticles for combined drug delivery and magnetic hyperthermia</p>