Rupturing cancer cells by the expansion of functionalized stimuli-responsive hydrogels

• Main Authors: Fang, Yan, Tan, Jiajun, Lim, Sierin, Soh, Siowling
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Hydrogels; Cancer Cells
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/86288; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/45241
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Using particles with different functionalities for treating cancer has many advantages over other methods (for example, better access to remote parts of the body); however, current chemical (for example, chemotherapy) and biological (for example, immunotherapy) methods still face many challenges. He...