Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations by Subject "hyperthermia"

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Drug Delivery and Anti-Vascular Effects of Temperature Sensitive Liposomal Doxorubicin

Manzoor, Ashley Anne (2010)

<p>Traditionally, the goal of nanoparticle-based chemotherapy has been to decrease normal tissue toxicity by improving drug specificity to tumor. Relying on the EPR effect (Enhanced Permeability and Retention), a host of ...
Enhancing Cisplatin Delivery and Anti-tumor Efficacy Using Hyperthermia

Landon, Chelsea Dawn (2013)

<p>Mild hyperthermia (39°C-43°C) has numerous therapeutic benefits as an adjuvant therapy in the treatment of a variety of tumor types. Hyperthermia increases tumor blood flow and vascular permeability, promoting drug ...
Ultrasound Catheter Transducers for Intracranial Brain Imaging and Therapy

Herickhoff, Carl Dean (2011)

<p>Each year, over 13,000 people in the United States die from a primary malignant brain tumor. Currently, primary BTs are treated most commonly by surgery, radiotherapy, and systemic chemotherapy, though each of these ...