Synthesis and characterization of Iron-doped hydroxyapatite nanoparticles with superparamagnetic behaviour (original) (raw)

Cancer is regarded as the disease that killed more people in the last decade, with a number of victims which increase every year. Beneath all possible forms of it, in this work the focus is put on bone cancer, not so common but still accounting a large number of victims. Several investigations are nowadays performed to increase the chances of detection and prevention, this being always the best way to deal with cancer cells. However, it is not always easy to detect and sometimes medical intervention to cure the pathology is needed. For this reason, a big branch of research is focus on the discovery of new medical solution able to deal with different kind of cancer. For what concerns bone cancer, one of the main investigated cure deals with hyperthermia treatment. This treatment relies on cancer cells weaker resistance to high temperature and x-rays when compared to viable one. In fact with a permanence of a temperature higher than 42°C enzymatic process that keep cells alive stop wo...