Theranostic materials

Testing in biological materials. This approach is receiving attention in theranostics... 

Another interesting field of application of the self-reporting approach would be biomedical materials. However, to the best of our knowledge, mechanochromic polymer-based materials have not yet been designed for such applications. For example, the synthesis of mechano-responsive nanoparticles, which would exert their biomedical function in response to a mechanical stimulus and simultaneously generate a change in colour, would permit to develop new theranostics tools. Such systems could lead to a better... 

This chapter is focused on the recent advances in the design and synthesis of polymeric nanosized materials in cancer therapy, diagnosis and theranostics. 

In this context, the present book chapter aims to focus the attention on polymer-based materials for theranostics. 

A polymer-based material for theranostics should consist of four main components (Fig. 10.2) [66] ... 

The huge variety of defined nanostmctures and materials that can be fabricated via controlled radical polymerization techniques will probably find applications in a wide field of different research directions. The possibility of combining several building units in one device will enable materials scientists to implement multiple levels of stimuli-responsiveness for the construction of smart materials. Research in biomedicine can be expected to benefit from the ability to generate defined nanopattemed surfaces that can play a central role in biophysical investigations. Also, the potential to create precisely defined confined environments could lead to nanocontainers as delivery vehicles, theranostic agents, or artificial enzymes. 

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