Nanomaterials for In Vivo Imaging and Theranostics
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2021) | Viewed by 2502
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In vivo imaging enables us to monitor the whereabouts of contrast agents and characterize and quantify the biochemical phenomena in the living subjects non-invasively. It has become an indispensable tool for life science and medical research, and some of the new contrast agents for in vivo imaging have been translated into the clinic. Nanomaterials have advantages over conventional small molecule-based contrast agents, which include the feasibility of surface modification for optimized biodistribution and multifunctionalization for multimodal imaging. Further, in vivo imaging is an essential tool for the development of nanomedicine because it can provide information regarding biodistribution and the excretion pattern of nanomaterials. Furthermore, nanomaterials for in vivo imaging can be loaded with therapeutic agents and become theranostic nanomedicine. In vivo imaging can be utilized for the precise selection of the subjects which will respond to theranostic nanomedicine.
In this Special Issue, recent developments in in vivo imaging methods, synthesis of nanomaterials for contrast agents, applications of nanomaterials for in vivo imaging, and theranostics in various disease models will be highlighted and discussed.
It is my pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript for this Special Issue. Full papers, communications, and reviews are all welcome.
Prof. Hyung-Jun Im
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Nanomaterials
- In vivo imaging
- Nanomedicine
- Molecular imaging
- Radionanomedicine
- Magnetic resonance imaging
- Ultrasound imaging
- Optical imaging
- Photoacoustic imaging
- X-ray fluorescence computed tomography
- Theranostics
- Companion diagnostics
- Precision medicine
