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Fundamental in Polymer-/Nanohybrid-Based Nanorobotics for Theranostics

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Nanorobotics and Nanodiagnostics in Integrative Biology and Biomedicine

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Nanotechnology offers various applications in disciplines such as nanomedicine, diagnostics, food packaging, and energy. It provides a platform for fabricating materials with enhanced capabilities and multiple designs on a nanoscale. Nanorobots are basically a subset of nanotechnology concerned with designing and constructing devices at the atomic, molecular, and cellular levels. These tiny robots can enter cells for diagnosis, treatment, and surgery. Nanorobots are built with careful research to incorporate the desired qualities based on their future use, given their wide range of applications. Micelles, dendrimers, magnetic nanoparticles, nanogels, and hybrid conjugates are a few nanorobots discussed in this chapter. The biocompatibility of fabricated materials is one of the essential characteristics for biomedical and clinical applications. The proposed material should be cytotoxic-free for use as nanorobots in biomedical applications. Unique features of polymer-nanohybrid nanorobotics enable them to play a vital role in various sectors, including tissue engineering and cancer therapy. Many recent investigations in theranostics have focused on polymer-nanomaterial nanorobots. In this chapter, we have highlighted the fundamentals of polymers and their combinations with nanomaterials, unique features of nanorobots, and applications in theranostics.

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This work is financially supported by the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education (NRF-2018R1A6A1A03025582) and the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF-2019R1D1A3A03103828) and (NRF 2022R1I1A3063302).

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Patil, T.V., Lim, KT. (2023). Fundamental in Polymer-/Nanohybrid-Based Nanorobotics for Theranostics. In: Lim, KT., Abd-Elsalam, K.A. (eds) Nanorobotics and Nanodiagnostics in Integrative Biology and Biomedicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16084-4_5

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