Open AccessPeculiarities of biomedical applications of silicon nanoparticles (Review)
Author(s) -
Anna M. Egorova,
S. M. Klimentov,
Vladimir Oleinikov,
S. Fayzullaeva,
N. V. Karpov,
A. Yu. Zakharkiv,
G. V. Tikhonovsky
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1439/1/012047
Subject(s) - biocompatibility , nanotechnology , porous silicon , silicon , materials science , surface modification , nanoparticle , engineering , chemical engineering , optoelectronics , metallurgy
The review highlights today directions in biomedical applications of silicon nanoparticles for the tasks of early diagnostics and minimum invasive treatment of cancer. It reveals the important issues related to their biocompatibility, toxicity, biodegradation, functionalization and targeting of drugs carried by porous silicon nanocontainers, making stress on theranostic applications of this novel material.