Synthesis of nanoscale titanium dioxide and its application in cancer therapy

• Main Authors: WANG Min, ZHOU Zhiguo, YANG Shiping
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Academic Journals Center of Shanghai Normal University 2015-04-01
• Series: Journal of Shanghai Normal University (Natural Sciences)
• Subjects: titanium dioxide; liquid phase synthesis; cancer treatment; photo-therapy
• Online Access: http://qktg.shnu.edu.cn/zrb/shsfqkszrb/ch/reader/create_pdf.aspx?file_no=201502013&flag=1&year_id=2015&quarter_id=2

As an important inorganic material,titanium dioxide gets more and more attention and is used in various fields,especially in the biomedical field.This paper summarizes the main synthesis methods of titanium dioxide nanomaterial and its applications in cancer therapy area.The titanium dioxide nanomaterial can be prepared by gas,liquid and solid phase methods.Among them,we mainly introduce liquid phase methods including sol-gel method,hydrothermal method,solvothermal,and microemulsion method.We also further describe the principles of photodynamic therapy and photoacoustic treatment in cancer treatments and applications.Finally,we get the conclusions and have an outlook at the application of titanium dioxide nanomaterials in biomedicine.