The Application of Nanotechnology in Enhancing Immunotherapy for Cancer Treatment: Future Aspects

Abstract

Nanotechnology is the investigation of matter at the molecular and atomic levels. It identifies and discovers the beneficial features at the nanoscale level. There are numerous applications of nanotechnology in modern science. Medicinal field has great impact of modern nanoscience. Nano disks, high density lipoprotein nanostructures, and gold nanoparticles are different example of nanotechnology applied in drug delivery system. The growing discipline of this nanotechnology fulfilled the demand for innovative methods in the detection and treatment of cancer. With the help of this advanced technology several functional molecules can be conjugated simultaneously such as tumor-specific ligands, antibodies, anticancer drugs, and imaging probes etc. Nanoparticles are biocompatible and biodegradable in nature. They act as a carrier, which target particular sites of cancer cell. Since, nanoparticles are 100-1000 times smaller than cancer cells, they can readily pass through leaky blood vessels. They can easily interact with tumor-specific proteins both on the outside and inside of cancer cells. This advance nanotechnology has brought a new hope for developing treatment of cancer therapy. In this article, we highlighted a review on the recent applications of nanoscience in enhancing immunotherapy and the treatment of cancerous cells.