Molecular Characterization and Applications of Nanomaterials in Nanomedicine and Cancer Therapy

Dear Colleagues,

Recently, nanomaterials have garnered significant interest in nanoscience and nanotechnology due to their unique properties, which differ from those of bulk materials as a result of their small size in the nanodimensional range (nm—tens/hundreds of nm).

In recent years, nanomaterials have been increasingly used in nanobiotechnology and nanomedicine; in the latter field, a special place is occupied by the diagnosis and therapy of cancer using methods based on nanomaterials (nanoparticles, nanocomposites, nanofluids, etc.) as alternative techniques compared to currently used chemo- and radiotherapy, which are ineffective in many cases and are highly toxic for the body. Thus, nowadays, scientists are focusing on the use of biocompatible and biofunctionalized nanomaterials that target tumor cells in order to increase the effectiveness in their destruction and reduce or even eliminate cytotoxicity, compared to the classic methods of chemo- and radiotherapy.

A new technique called nanotheranostics is widely studied in the field of nanomedicine as a potential technique for both diagnosis and therapy. This technique is based on using nanomaterials and biofunctionalized magnetic nanoparticles together with novel medical imaging techniques, comprising ultrasensitive (such as imaging obtained by nuclear magnetic resonance (MRI—magnetic resonance imaging)) and real-time (computerized MRI) methods. These alternative techniques, which use biocompatible and biofunctionalized magnetic nanomaterials, could have a bright future in cancer therapy.

Therefore, this Special Issue deals with presenting the results of current research in this field in the form of articles or reviews.

Dr. Costica Caizer
Guest Editor

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