NANOPARTICLES APPLIED TO CANCER

A nanoparticle is a particle that is smaller than 100 nanometres. In medicine, are used to carry antibodies, drugs, imaging and other substances to some parts of our body. 
Actually, there are theragnostic nanoparticles; these are able to do diagnosis, therapy and monitoring therapeutic response. Theragnostic NPs (nanoparticles) have a lot of advantages because their non-ionization safety, real time and convenient use, they are non-invasive, enhanced solubility, increased oral bioavailability, increased rate of dissolution less amount of dose require… Also, they have a very large surface area compared with their volume, so they are able to react very quickly, that is to say, in seconds.   
More specifically, they can be used to improve the cancer’s detection and elimination. That’s because they can detect biological markers, so physicians are able to see cells and molecules that are not detectable through conventional imaging methods. Also, photo luminescent nanoparticles could help to distinguish between cancer cells and healthy cells, and so to detect cancer in its initial stage.