Doxorubicin (DOX) is a potent anti-cancer agent that has garnered great interest in research
due to its high efficacy despite dose-limiting toxicities. Several strategies have been …

Architectural windows that smartly regulate indoor solar radiation by changing their optical
transmittance in response to thermostimuli are developed as a promising solution toward …

Smart drug delivery systems (DDSs) have attracted the attention of many scientists, as
carriers that can be stimulated by changes in environmental parameters such as …

Nanotechnology has recently gained lots of interest in drug delivery due to its potential to
improve the therapeutic outcomes of various diseases. Particularly, a wide range of different …

Nanotechnology involves the production, manipulation and use of materials ranging in size
from less than a micron to that of individual atoms. Although nanomaterials may be …

The widespread use of controlled molecular‐level motion in key natural processes suggests
that great rewards could come from bridging the gap between the present generation of …

Liposomes are a promising class of nanomedicine with the potential to provide site-specific
chemotherapy, thus improving the quality of cancer patient care. First-generation liposomes …

In recent years, the green approach of nanoparticle synthesis by biological entities has been
gaining great interest over various other physico-chemical methods, which are laden with …

Thermally responsive hydrogels have drawn significant research attention recently because
of their simple use as drug carrier at human body temperature. Here we design a hybrid …

This chapter focuses on the synthesis and applications of covalent conjugates of proteins
and stimuli-responsive or “smart” polymers. Smart polymer–drug conjugates are included …