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Multifunctional Nanoparticles for Targeting Cancer Nanotheranostics

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Cancer Nanotheranostics

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This chapter focuses on the potential of various multifunctional nanostructures widely employed for cancer nanotheranostics. In specific, nanomaterials such as magnetic-based hybrid nanostructures are widely investigated for both diagnostic and therapeutic agents. Magnetic nanoparticles are always having special attention among researchers in the area of cancer treatment and therapies. So, in this chapter, we have included the recent advancements of hybrid nanosystems and their versatile functionalities which extend their outstanding behavior aiming to increase its possibility in clinical applications. Herein, we represent the brief explanation and the versatility of nanomaterials which has a huge impact and its roles in the field of cancer.

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    Ravichandran Manisekaran, Laura Susana Acosta-Torres & René García-Contreras

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Manisekaran, R., Acosta-Torres, L.S., García-Contreras, R., Santoyo-Salazar, J. (2021). Multifunctional Nanoparticles for Targeting Cancer Nanotheranostics. In: Saravanan, M., Barabadi, H. (eds) Cancer Nanotheranostics. Nanotechnology in the Life Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76263-6_2

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