Theranostic Nanocompounds: Synthesis and Applications in Personalized Medicine
A special issue of Journal of Functional Biomaterials (ISSN 2079-4983). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomaterials for Cancer Therapies".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 October 2023) | Viewed by 2124
Special Issue Editors
2. National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, 400293 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Interests: nanoparticles; nanocompounds; drug delivery; theranostics; nanomedicine; nanotoxicology
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Interests: nanomaterials; polymers; biomarkers; disease prevention; preclinical and clinical trials
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Dear Colleagues,
A growing research domain that paves the way towards personalized medicine for the benefit of patients has spawned through the recent emergence of nanotechnology. Theranostics, as its name suggests, is a combination of ‘therapy’ and ‘diagnostics’ to optimize the efficacy and safety of therapeutic regimes. Derived from this hybrid field, new opportunities have arisen for the development of novel drug delivery systems and nanoplatforms capable of simultaneously detecting, monitoring, and treating specific diseases at targeted sites. Research efforts have been made in the design of multifunctional theranostic compounds such as polymeric, carbon, lipid, and protein drug delivery vehicles and imaging contrast agents. Nanotheranostic systems based on metallic or magnetic nanoparticles can also be used for both imaging and thermal therapeutic applications. In this Special Issue, we intend to explore recent advances in the field of theranostics, from the presentation of the fundamental components of theranostic compounds to the necessary steps and imposed regulations for their implementation in clinics.
Dr. Sanda Boca
Dr. Gianina Dodi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- theranostics
- nanoparticles
- nanocompounds
- drug delivery
- nanomedicine
- nanotoxicology
- biodistribution
- bioengineering
- imaging
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