Combined Chemo-photothermal Therapy of Metastatic Mammary Adenocarcinoma Using Curcumin-Coated Iron Oxide Nanoparticles

Iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) have been widely used for photothermal therapy and drug delivery applications. Curcumin (Cur) is a known anticancer and chemo-preventive molecule. Herein, we improved a simple method for preparing green synthesized curcumin-coated iron oxide nanoparticles (Cur-IONPs) to be used as a nano-platform to facilitate the combined chemo-photothermal therapy regimen. The prepared nano-formulations were characterized using...