Nanotechnology in Cancer Management: Precise Diagnostics toward Personalized Health Care

Nanotechnology in Cancer Management: Precise Diagnostics toward Personalized Health Care provides a well-focused and comprehensive overview of technologies involved in early stage cancer diagnostics via the detection of various cancer biomarkers, both in-vitro and in-vivo. The book briefly describes the advancement in cancer biomarker research relating to cancer diagnostics, covering fundamental aspects of various techniques, especially transduction methodologies, such as electrochemical, optical, magnetic, etc. In addition, it describes approaches on how to make options cost-effective, scalable for clinical application, and user-friendly. Advancements in technology related to device miniaturization, performance improvement and point-of-care applications round out discussions.

Final sections cover future challenges, the prospects of various techniques, and how the introduction of nanotechnology in cancer management in a personalized manner is useful.

• Includes smart sensing materials such as smart electro-active nanomaterials, sensitive transducers development, nano-enabled advanced imaging, miniaturized analytical system, and device integration and interfacing for point-of-care applications
• Describes each component involved in the development of an efficient cancer diagnostics system
• Focuses on fundamental and applied concepts of the technologies, along with the related mechanisms proposed for diagnostics of cancer
• Enhances fundamental understandings of the concepts and development of nanotechnology based analytical tools and novel techniques for early stage cancer diagnostics and management

Dr. Kamil Reza Khondakar is a distinguished researcher with over a decade of experience in interdisciplinary science, combining physics, biomedical engineering, materials science, and artificial intelligence. He completed four years of doctoral training at the University of Queensland, Australia after receiving IPRSS fellowship from Government of Australia. He worked as research fellow for four years at the National Physical Laboratory, India, supported by a prestigious Government of India grant. His research focuses on lab-on-chip technology, microfluidics, biosensors, and point-of-care diagnostics, contributing to over 50 peer-reviewed publications in high-impact journals such as Accounts of Chemical Research, ACS Nano, Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, BMEMat and Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Small, etc. Dr. Kamil has delivered invited lectures in the USA and Australia on lab-on-a-chip technology for cancer detection. He has edited three Elsevier books and serves as an editor for journals: Frontiers in Nanotechnology and Biosensors. As a peer reviewer for top journals and a mentor to young researchers, he plays a vital role in advancing scientific innovation and publishing worldwide.

Dr. Ajeet Kaushik is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry, at Florida Polytechnic University, Florida, United States, as well as an ICS Fellow and Fulbright Specialist. Currently he is exploring nano-enabled technologies for health and environmental monitoring. He has authored or co-authored over 350 publications, published 14 edited books, and has 4 patents, as well as various other editorial roles and international collaborations. Dr. Kaushik’s research interests include green chemistry, catalysis, drug delivery systems, electrochemistry, sensors, and point-of-care sensing for sustainable health and the environment.