Biomimetic and Functional Nanomaterials for Molecular Imaging

Dear Colleagues,

The development of imaging technologies that allow non-invasively scrutinizing a body’s interior has represented a breakthrough for the diagnosis, the study of mechanisms of action, and novel therapeutic approaches against disease . In recent years, the development of novel biomaterials and the use of nanotechnology has helped to introduce new medical imaging technologies. Transcending the mere acquisition of images and becoming a genuinely molecular imaging discipline, nanotechnology has brought increased sensitivity, high selectivity to imaging targets, sensitivity to function, and the combination of therapeutic and diagnostic functions in common molecular platforms (a discipline named theranostics). Thus, combining nanotechnology and imaging technologies such as Magnetic resonance Imaging, X-ray computerized tomography, positron emission tomography, ultrasound imaging, and others, the field of molecular imaging is emerging as a multidisciplinary key enabling technology in the field of biomedicine.

Because of the broad range of applications of biomaterials developed during the last years, with important implications in biomedical research, in general, and in the field of molecular imaging, in particular, this Special Issue aims to collect relevant research or review articles that provide evidence of the state of art in the assessment and recent technological breakthrough in biomaterials, their function and applications in the field of molecular imaging.

Prof. Dr. Pedro Ramos-Cabrer
Prof. Dr. Jesus Ruiz-Cabello
Guest Editors

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