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“9.61x6.69” b2815 Tissue Engineering and Nanotheranostics
Chapter 8
Multifunctional Nanomaterials
for Cancer Theranostics
Shun Shen
The Institute for Translational Nanomedicine
Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine
Shanghai, China
Abstract: Nanomaterials with different morphologies and functions
have been widely developed. Among them, the nanotheranostic
systems designed and simultaneously used for therapeutics and
diagnostics draw particular attention. To achieve the multifunction
ality in one nanoformulation, typically four components are included:
nanocarriers, targeting ligand, imaging domain and therapeutics.
This review is aimed at introducing some examples of possibilities
for the different components in a nanotheranostic system.
Keywords: Theranostics, nanocarriers, therapeutic drug, targeting
ligand, imaging domain.