Research output per year
Research output per year
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Heart disease and cancer are the leading cause of death in developed countries. Limitations of current cancer therapies include nonspecific delivery, poor biodistribution of drugs, and lack of an effective modality for tracking delivery and monitoring treatment response. The aim of my project is therefore to develop and validate multifunctionalised magnetic nanoparticles (MF-MNP) to selectively target and monitor delivery and treatment response of MNPs by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). MNPs can be used as contrast agents and magnetic heating inductors. Moreover, magnetic nanoparticles can be functionalised with ligands to increase their affinity towards cancer. Nanoparticles thus can be used simultaneously as functional nanocarriers and heating inductors by means of a rapidly alternating magnetic field to provide a combined therapeutic modality. Our focus is on pancreatic and breast cancer.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Master of Research, Medical Imaging Sciences, King's College London
Award Date: 1 Jan 2011
Postgraduate Diploma, Medical Physics, University of Sydney
Award Date: 1 Jan 2010
Bachelor of Science, Chemistry, Braunschweig University of Technology
Award Date: 1 Jan 2007
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy