Nanoparticles, Nanotherapeutics and Polymeric Nanostructures for a New Generation of Precise Cancer Treatment
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Nanoscience".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2024 | Viewed by 103
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Intense research on polymers and nanomaterials for cancer therapies has resulted in the approval of various nanomedicine-based treatments in the last decade, with the protocols including metallic and polymer‑based nanoparticles for chemo, thermal, and radiotherapy. These advancements demonstrate the potentiality of nanomedicine in providing substantial contributions toward the clinical translation of advanced anticancer strategies. The high interdisciplinarity of nanomaterial-based anticancer treatments draws on and adds to knowledge from multiple areas, including polymers, inorganic, and organic chemistry. Scaffold design methods integrate the expertise and techniques of polymer science and nanomaterial chemistry. The ultimate application of these systems in cells and in vivo offers new tools for chemical biology and nanomedicine.
This Special Issue of IJMS focuses on nanomedicine strategies featuring polymeric, organic, and inorganic-based scaffolds for the production of tools and techniques required to overcome current challenges in the translation of nanomaterials for cancer therapies. Examples of contributions include research based on localized drug generation, nanotherapeutics, bioorthogonal approaches, tumor-targeted treatments, biocompatible polymers, and bioresorbable materials. Interdisciplinary research works are very welcome, and submissions can be original research reports, reviews, perspectives/opinions, and methodology articles.
Dr. Stefano Fedeli
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- cancer treatments
- nanomedicine
- biocompatible polymers
- drug-delivery
- nanoparticles
- bio-orthogonal chemistry
- nanomaterials
- gold nanoparticles
- biodegradable polymers
- tumor
