Smart Nanomaterials in Cancer Theranostics: Challenges and Opportunities.

ABSTRACT: Cancer is ranked as the second leading cause of death globally. Traditional cancer therapies including chemotherapy are flawed, with off-target and on-target toxicities on the normal cells, requiring newer strategies to improve cell selective targeting. The application of nanomaterial has been extensively studied and explored as chemical biology tools in cancer theranostics. It shows greater applications toward stability, biocompatibility, and increased cell permeability, resulting in precise targeting, and mitigating the shortcomings of traditional cancer therapies. The nanoplatform offers an exciting opportunity to gain targeting strategies and multifunctionality. The advent of nanotechnology, in particular the development of smart nanomaterials, has transformed cancer diagnosis and trea

SUBMITTER: Kashyap BK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10134471 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature