Drug/Gene Delivery and Theranostics

Drug/gene delivery utilizes novel pharmaceutical formulations to deliver therapeutic cargos specifically to the disease sites, lowering the likelihood of significant side effects. Theranostics is a combination of therapy and diagnosis, including biosensing, molecular imaging and image-guided therapies. Drug/gene delivery and theranostics hold the potential for commercial production and clinical translation, which represent the future development of precision medicine and personalized prescription. This Special Topic highlights the advanced drug/gene delivery technologies and the development of theranostics. It focuses on their breakthroughs, challenges, as well as the future prospects.

Topics covered include, but are not limited to:

Guest Editors

Weiping Wang, The University of Hong Kong

Song Shen, South China University of Technology

Weisheng Guo, Guangzhou Medical University

Lang Rao, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory