Sarah Kraus

Introduction Magnetic nanoparticle-based hyperthermia is a promising non-invasive nanotechnology for targeted cancer therapy that exploits the activation of magnetic nanoparticles by an external alternating magnetic field (AMF), thereby heating solid tumors without damaging healthy surrounding tissues (1–3), because cancer cells are far more sensitive to thermal deposition than healthy cells as a result of their lower heat dissipation and reduced heat capacity (4).