Functionalized Carbon Nanomaterials for Theranostic Applications

Functionalized carbon nanomaterials can be used for a wide range of molecular diagnostic applications. These are focused on in-body applications where data can be transferred from the patient’s body, eliminating any discomfort or unacceptable body connectors or any need of connecting wires to the patient’s body. Functionalized Carbon Nanomaterials for Theranostic Applications offers an insight into the development and trends that are progressing fast in the field of functionalized carbon nanomaterials-based device as diagnostic tools for early stage detection of human diseases. The book provides information on how functionalized carbon nanomaterials are being used as the basis for products that are in market such as early disease diagnostic kits, quantum dots for medical imaging and growing number is in pipeline. Functionalized carbon nanomaterials have different mechanical, absorption, optical or electrical properties than original nanomaterials. This is an important reference source that will be valuable to materials scientists, biomedical engineers and pharmaceutical scientists who are looking to increase their understanding of how functionalized carbon nanomaterials are being used for a variety of theranostic applications. Provides readers with information on how to develop functionalized carbon nanomaterials based diagnostic devices and tools Identifies fabrication and characterization methods for the fabrication of integrated devices for use in theranostic applications Assesses the major challenges for manufacturing functionalized carbon nanomaterial materials for theranostic devices on an industrial scale