Polymers for Therapy and Diagnostics
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2018) | Viewed by 74403
Special Issue Editor
Interests: biocompatible FRET-based imaging systems; multifunctional polymer-drug conjugates; environmentally responsive nanogel synthesis; self-assembling amphiphiles for controlled delivery of genes
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As Guest Editor of the Special Issue entitled “Polymers for Therapy and Diagnostics” of Polymers, is my great pleasure to invite you to contribute to this issue with your most recent results in such a fascinating field of research.
This Special Issue is an attempt to summarize the developments in the field of polymer chemistry toward the preparation of advanced materials for the treatment and diagnosis of diseases. Reviews and research articles on different aspects of therapeutics, diagnosis, theranostics, and translation are invited for this Special Issue.
The official deadline for submission is 31 March, 2018. I look forward to receiving your contribution for the “Polymers for Therapy and Diagnostics” Special Issue in Polymers.
Prof. Dr. Marcelo Calderón
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Nanomedicine
- Theranostics
- Translational medicine
- Structure-activity relationship
- Drug delivery systems
- Smart materials
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