Smart Nanomaterials for Diagnosis and Therapy of Diseases
A special issue of Pharmaceutics (ISSN 1999-4923). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 July 2022) | Viewed by 3462
Special Issue Editors
Interests: nanomedicine; nanotechnology; extracellular vesicles; zinc oxide; acoustic cavitation; ultrasound-assisted therapies; drug delivery
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The use of nanomedicines, i.e., nanotechnology applied to medicine for diagnosis and treatment of different diseases, has attracted great interest in recent years, and not solely for cancer therapy.
Several nanosized materials have been widely investigated for this purpose, exploiting their intrinsic unique properties, although the exact mechanism of action is often subject to debate. Additionally, their activity has been optimized through the addition of different coatings, e.g., to improve chemical stability and stealth properties, or even the presence of targeting agents, which reduce off-targets while achieving powerful “smart” nanoplatforms for the early detection, treatment and possibly resolution of diseases.
This Special Issue aims to collect research or review articles that focus on the investigation of nanomaterials, e.g., nanoparticles, with particular emphasis on exploring the study of innovative solutions to enhance nanoparticle properties and develop new effective diagnostic, therapeutic or theranostic approaches with clear comprehension of the nanoparticle functioning mechanisms.
Prof. Dr. Valentina Cauda
Dr. Luisa Racca
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- nanomaterials
- nanoparticles
- coatings
- targeting
- diagnosis
- therapy of diseases
- drug delivery
- theranostic
- cancer therapy
- infectious diseases.
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