Nanotechnology in Cancer: A Free Collection from Nature

Nature has just opened access to seven articles from its archives, all under the common theme of nanotechnology-based applications for diagnosis or treatment of cancer. This collection of research articles circa 2005-2006 is sponsored by National Cancer Institute’s Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer.
While probably not offering anything new to the people in the field, the articles are a fascinating look at the progress of nanoscience and the enormous possibilities that it offers. We were particularly fascinated by the technology described in Shiladitya Sengupta et al. article, about a “nanoscale pegylated-phospholipid block-copolymer envelope coating a nuclear nanoparticle” that gets activated inside tumor cells to release a chemotherapy load. In the authors’ words, they have engineered a disease-driven drug delivery system.
To read this article and more, check it the entire Nanotechnology in Cancer collection.