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Stimuli-Responsive Nanomaterials for Drug Delivery

Abstract:

This chapter discusses the state of the art of stimuli-responsive nanomaterials including nanocomposites, metallic nanomaterials, sensors, biosensors, nanomedicine, and mesoporous materials with potential biomedical applications and focuses on the interest of nanomaterials. Nanomaterials are multifunctional due to the incorporation of both therapeutic and bioimaging agents. The different types of nanomaterials are fabricated using several approaches ranging from conventional chemical methods to more sophisticated processes such as surface modification by synthesis of inorganic and organic nanomaterials to obtain layers free of pollutant without purification and isolation processes, among other advantages for obtaining new materials of special physical-chemical properties.