Intracellular gold nanoparticles enhance non-invasive radiofrequency thermal destruction of human gastrointestinal cancer cells

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Novel approaches to treat human cancer that are effective with minimal toxicity profiles are needed. We evaluated gold nanoparticles (GNPs) in human hepatocellular and pancreatic cancer cells to determine: 1) absence of intrinsic cyt...

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Main Authors: Mukherjee Priyabrata, Bhattacharya Resham, Patra Chitta, Gannon Christopher J, Curley Steven A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-01-01
Series:Journal of Nanobiotechnology
Online Access:http://www.jnanobiotechnology.com/content/6/1/2