Recent advances in nanoparticles-based strategies for cancer therapeutics and antibacterial applications

Abstract

Nanoparticles' based cancer therapeutics are greatly dependent on the development of science and engineering of nanoparticles. In this article, important strategies based on nanoparticles used for cancer treatment are discussed. The inspiration to write this article is not only to review the existing strategies based on nanoparticles but also to highlight the pertinent and possible solutions thereof, especially from the perspective of the properties of nanoparticles. In this review article, the main focus will be on the use of several metal and metal oxide nanoparticles for targeting angiogenesis in cancer and the use of several carbon allotropes (in nanoparticle form) for a variety of cancer treatment strategies as well as antibacterial applications.