Nanomedicine Progress in Tumor Treatment
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Cancer Therapy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 February 2023) | Viewed by 14370
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In the era of precision medicine, hard nanomaterials (HNMs) have emerged as crucial allies for the treatment of different types of cancer. Due to their nanoscopic dimension, HNMs can preferentially accumulate in the tumoral tissues as an extensively useful for drug or gene delivery. Additionally, depending on size, shape, composition, and functionalization, HNMs have been used for active tumor targeting and cancer imaging, or as nano-photosensitizers. More recently, the interaction of HNMs with the immune system has been investigated, showing that these nanosized objects can induce a positive immunological response. Developing of more complex architectures for the precise design of multifunctional nanomaterials is highly desirable for cancer treatment. Additionally, understanding the complexity of HNMs interaction within the biological environment, their targeting and pharmacological efficacy, and their biosafety will support the development of the next generation of strategies to significantly improve the antitumor activity.
This Special Issue aims to highlight recent advances in HNMs application in cancer treatment.
We welcome contributions in the form of reviews and original research on topics dealing with the application of nanomaterials for cancer therapy within the following fields but not limited to:
- Novel synthetical routes for biomaterial preparation;
- Multi-functionalization strategies of theragnostic materials;
- Nano-vectors for multidrug delivery strategy;
- Nanomaterials for gene delivery;
- New cancer imaging nanoprobes;
- Nanomedicine in photodynamic therapy;
- Nanomaterials for photothermal therapy;
- Magnetic nanoparticles hyperthermia for cancer therapy;
- Novel X-ray nanosensitizers in cancer therapy;
- Nano-immunotherapy for cancer treatment;
- Biodegradation and persistency of nanomaterial in the body.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Giacomo Reina
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- cancer therapy
- nanotherapy
- theragnostic materials
- nanoimmunology
- magnetic hyperthermia
- nanotoxicology
- phototherapic materials
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