Nanoparticles for Fluorescence Imaging
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanotechnology and Applied Nanosciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2020) | Viewed by 396
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Interests: molecular imaging; nano-theragnostic; ovarian cancer; extracellular vesicles
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Dear Colleagues,
The development of nanoparticle technology has significantly impacted the medical field through applications in the provision of imaging contrast, targeting of specific cells, direct surgical operations, and as carriers of a wide range of drugs, resulting in better diagnosis and therapeutic precision. Advanced synthetic strategies led the way to the engineering of new functionalized materials characterized by high analytical performance and stability, low toxicity, and specificity towards specific cell targets. Nanoparticle-based fluorescence contrast agents offer several applications, in particular, imaging in oncology surgery and intraoperative sentinel lymph node mapping for cancer staging. Some of the main advantages of using nanoparticles for fluorescence imaging instead of small organic fluorescent dyes include increased contrast efficiency, increased circulation time, the possibility of combining diagnosis and therapy, improved tumor penetration, and multi-spectral capabilities. This Special Issue of the Journal of Applied Sciences entitled “Nanoparticle for Fluorescence Imaging” aims to cover recent research and novel developments in the field of nanoparticle-based fluorescence biomaterials including their fabrication, characterization, and in-vitro and in-vivo applications.
Dr. Stefania Biffi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- nanoparticle
- fluorescence
- imaging
- targeting
- diagnosis
- therapy
- functionalized materials
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