Nanotheranostics ˗ Application and Further Development of Nanomedicine Strategies for Advanced Theranostics

Nanotheranostics is to apply and further develop nanomedicine strategies for advanced theranostics. This review summarizes the various nanocarriers developed so far in the literature for nanotheranostics, which include polymer conjugations, dendrimers, micelles, liposomes, metal and inorganic nanoparticles, carbon nanotubes, and nanoparticles of biodegradable polymers for sustained, controlled and targeted co-delivery of diagnostic and therapeutic agents for better theranostic effects with fewer side effects. The theranostic nanomedicine can achieve systemic circulation, evade host defenses and deliver the drug and diagnostic agents at the targeted site to diagnose and treat the disease at cellular and…

• NU
  National University of Singapore

  Awards: R-397-000-136-731, R-397-000-136-112
• DO
  Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India
• NN
  National Natural Science Foundation of China

  Awards: 201204, S2012010, JCYJ20, 31270019, 201206, 201201, 1 and, 201105
• MO
  Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China

  Award: R-398-000-077-305
• NS
  Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province

  Awards: S2012010010046, S2012040006820
• PF
  Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University

  Awards: NCET-11-, NCET-11-0275
• CR
  Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology