Chattopadhyay D. Smart Polymers. An Emerging Vista for Nanotheranostics 2026

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This book covers the analysis of drug bioavailability, site-targeted therapeutics, as well as visual analytics of release profile at the delivery site as possible uses for nanotheranostics therapies following the route of smart polymers. It discusses pH as well as temperature-sensitive polymers and their recent and relevant applications as biomaterials in drug delivery and tissue engineering including dual-stimuli smart polymers.
Features:
Informs about the main challenges and prospects of nanotheranostics and smart polymers.
Covers biomedical application of smart polymers in imaging and therapy.
Includes a wide description of the different polymer structures, from hydrogel, core-shell to foams and nanofibers.
Introduces different types of emerging smart polymeric systems.
Discusses available potential of nanotheranostics and smart polymers towards commercialization.
This book is aimed at researchers and graduate students in nanodrug delivery, polymeric delivery, bioimaging, and smart polymers.
Introduction to nanotheranostics
Evolution of smart polymers
Stimuli‑responsive polymer brushes
Stimuli‑responsive hydrogels
Stimuli‑responsive core‑shell polymeric particles
Smart nanofibers
Smart polymer microneedle arrays
Smart polymeric foams
Challenges in designing smart polymers and future prospects
Conclusion