Application of Nanoscale Materials for Cancer Diagnostic and Therapy
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Biology and Medicines".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2020) | Viewed by 55035
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Currently, the most commonly used treatments for cancer are surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. All three methods could lead to normal tissue damage or incomplete eradication of the tumor. There has been significant interest in developing innovative strategies more targeted towards treating this pathology. Nanotechnology offers the means to i) guide the surgical resection of tumors; ii) target chemotherapies directly and selectively to cancerous cells; and iii) enhance the therapeutic efficacy of radiation-based and other current treatment modalities. The synthesis of materials at the nanoscale and their use as anticancer therapy is now increasingly directed towards providing function for the design of precise engineered systems. All this will benefit the patient who will suffer fewer side effects, and will have a higher survival rate with a higher quality of life.
Smart nanomaterials represent one of the most interesting classes of materials for use as therapeutic platforms, both in the diagnosis and treatment of neoplasms. Diagnostic methods are essential for the early detection of cancer to enable their prompt treatment, minimizing possible damage to the rest of the organism. Diagnostic tools such as nanobiosensors, lab-on-a-chip and imaging systems based on the use of nanoparticles offer higher sensitivity and assist the early detection of disease, offering a better prognosis and greater possibilities for successful treatment. Moreover, nanovehicles—nanoscale compounds used as a therapeutic tool and designed to specifically accumulate in the sites of the body where they are needed in order to improve pharmacotherapeutic outcomes—are one of the most important nanotechnology applications developed over the past decade. Diverse platforms of nanotechnology such as liposomes, micelles, core–shell nanodevices, hydrogels, and polymersomes can be utilized to develop more sophisticated, cancer-cell-targeted therapies and to combine different drugs into a single nanotherapeutic agent for synergistic therapeutic benefits.
Prof. Dr. Houria Boulaiz
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Nanobiosensors
- Lab-on-a-Chip
- Imaging systems
- Drug delivery
- Liposomes
- Micelles
- Core–Shell Nanodevices
- Hydrogels
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