Functionalized Carbon Nanomaterials for Theranostic Applications

Functionalized Carbon Nanomaterials for Theranostic Applications offers insights into the developments and trends that are progressing fast in the field of functionalized carbon nanomaterials-based devices 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, such as early disease diagnostic kits, quantum dots for medical imaging and a growing list of other applications. Sections cover different mechanical, absorption, optical and electrical properties than those found in 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 on 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 integrated devices for use in theranostic applications
- Assesses major challenges for manufacturing functionalized carbon nanomaterial materials for theranostic devices on an industrial scale