Title :
Cytotoxicity of Drug-Loaded Nanoparticles and Liposomes Carried by Aerosol "Cluster Bombs" in Lung Cancer Cells
Author :
Tao, Xia ; Chen, Hua ; Wang, Zhaolin ; Finlay, Warren ; Lobenberg, Raimar ; Roa, Wilson
Author_Institution :
University of Alberta
Abstract :
This study aims to identify the intracellular locations of nanoparticles and liposomes carried by aerosol "cluster bomb", and investigated the relative efficiencies of such drug delivery systems to kill cancer cells in vitro.
Keywords :
Aerosols; Cancer; Diseases; Drug delivery; In vitro; Lungs; Medical treatment; Nanoparticles; Powders; Weapons;
Conference_Titel :
MEMS, NANO and Smart Systems, 2004. ICMENS 2004. Proceedings. 2004 International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2189-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICMENS.2004.1508972