Hyperthermia Treatment of Cervical Cancer Cells using Carbon Nanotubes Excited with Near Infrared and Radiofrequency Radiation

摘要

Current treatments for cancer include surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation, as well as combinations of these. Although widely utilized, these treatments are not entirely effective. Our primary aim is to develop a non-invasive cancer therapy using localized heat with the aid of nanotechnology. We demonstrate in vitro the use of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for the selective hyperthermia treatment of cervical cancer cells (HeLa). The results show that phototherapy using CNTs excited with near infrared (NIR) and radiofrequency (RF) radiation is a promising method against cancer cells, which can be combined with CNT targeted drug delivery for more effective cancer treatments.