Roadmaps for Nanomaterials in Radiation Therapy
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Biology and Medicines".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2025 | Viewed by 160
Special Issue Editors
Interests: organic synthesis; nanomaterials; [60]fullerene; radioprotection; X-ray phosphors
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue, focused on nanomaterial roadmaps, attempts to collate and weave together extant knowledge in the broadening area of nanomaterials research by involving experts in order to achieve better medical imaging and diagnosis and cancer treatment by radiation therapy. We put forth the delivery of an expansive overview in the field, recording what is established already, which gaps in knowledge and technology will be addressed in the foreseeable future, and prognosticating what is on the future horizons.
Nanomaterials have been explored for a long time in terms of radiation cancer therapy, aiming to overcome the limitations related to conventional treatments. Various material types, including metal nanoparticles and metal oxide and ceramic, carbon-based, and polymeric nanoparticles, offer phenomenal potential for various cancer therapy and diagnosis applications.
Moving beyond the simple cause–effect studies of nanomaterials, recent studies that delve into the mechanism of action of these agents have greatly fueled the development of targeted and biologically relevant mediators for radiation therapy. Furthermore, the utilization of innovative materials and technologies in clinically informed combination therapies contributes immeasurably to the enhancement of their therapeutic properties. This field has been actively developed in the past few decades, and many researchers have been looking in this direction, searching for new strategies to fight cancer with. This Special Issue aims to serve as a versatile platform to highlight the myriads of ways in which nanoparticles are being employed in this fight.
Dr. Yuri Mackeyev
Dr. Geraldine V Vijay
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- nanotechnology
- nanomaterials
- cancer treatment
- radiation therapy
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