Radiolabeled Nanoparticles: Molecular Design, Targeting, Therapy, and Imaging
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: gold nanoparticles; gold naonrods; synthesis and in vivo evaluation
Interests: theranostics; radiolabeling; radiopharmaceuticals; molecular imaging; cancer; radionuclide therapy; radiosynthesis
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Dear Colleague,
Recently, DDS has attracted attention because it maximizes drug efficacy and minimizes side effects by selectively delivering drugs to diseased areas. Focusing on cancer theranostics, Kratochwil et. al. reported that [225Ac]PSMA-617 showed strong therapeutic effects against metastatic prostate cancer. Watabe et al. disclosed high accumulation and detection of [18F]FAPI-74 to primary and metastatic lesions.
Nanoparticles are also widely used for transporting radionuclides into tumors, e.g., 177Lu-, 225Ac- or 211At-labeled gold nanoparticles for Therapeutics, as well as 99mTc-, 111ln- or 64Cu-labeled liposomes for imaging probes. Additionally, nanoparticles are an excellent tool for drug immobilization; thus, they can be directly administered to the lesion-affected part.
In this Special Issue, we invite researchers who submit innovative research articles related to the synthesis of radiolabeled nanoparticles and its evaluation. The evaluation of nanoparticles includes in vitro and in vivo experiments, such as cytotoxicity, biodistribution, therapeutic effect and imaging tests. The choice of target disease is not limited, but we would appreciate it if there was novelty in the structure and shape of the nanoparticles, as well as be interested in reports on comparisons of biological functions based on their differences.
Dr. Yuichiro Kadonaga
Prof. Dr. Kazuma Ogawa
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- radiolabeled nanoparticles
- molecular design
- targeting
- therapy
- imaging
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