Multifunctionalization of nanoscale particles for cancer theranostics

Abstract

Cancer is a highly heterogeneous disease with inter patient variations which prevent conventional chemotherapy from being fully effective In this thesis the possibility of using multifunctional theranostic nanoparticles MFTNPs for simultaneous imaging targeting and therapy of cancer cells in vitro is explored This could be useful for addressing challenges arising out of inter patient variations and to further develop personalized therapeutic strategies thus reducing the vulnerability and