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+title: "Chapter 18 - Multifunctional theranostic nanomedicine for infectious diseases"
+collection: publications
+permalink: /publication/19
+excerpt: 'This chapter is about multifunctional theranostic nanomedicine for infectious diseases.'
+date: 2024-10-31
+venue: 'Elsevier'
+paperurl: 'https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-22044-9.00021-8'
+---
+<address class="author">Authors: <a rel="author" href="https://bakhshiali.github.io">Ali Bakhshi</a>, Mahya Bakhshi, Bahar Ahmadi, Abbas Rahdar
+</address><br>
+
+<p align="justify" style="padding-left: 1em">
+Infectious diseases remain a significant global burden, with the rise of multidrug resistant pathogens and the limitations of conventional 
+  antibiotics posing a critical challenge. Multifunctional theranostic nanomedicine is an innovative approach to treat infectious diseases. 
+  It combines diagnosis and treatment into a single platform, offering targeted delivery, enhanced efficacy, real-time monitoring, and even 
+  personalized medicine. Nanocarriers can overcome the defenses of various pathogens, like bacteria with their walls and fungi with their 
+  biofilms, delivering drugs precisely to the target. For instance, in bacteria, nanocarriers can overcome formidable cell walls and efflux 
+  pumps. They can also be equipped with imaging agents like quantum dots to track their progress, enabling real-time monitoring of drug delivery, 
+  treatment response, and even pathogen localization. Importantly, their surface can be modified to evade immune clearance and equipped with 
+  targeting ligands for specific pathogens. Stimuli-responsive nanomedicine can control the spread and growth of pathogens by applying external 
+  or internal signals. Innovative synthesis and production methods can facilitate the development of various drug administration and delivery 
+  strategies on the molecular scale. Such developments lead to innovations in microfluidics, microneedle patches, bioimplants, multifunctional 
+  biopolymers, encapsulations, and stimuli-responsive multitargeting formulations. While challenges remain, like safety testing and overcoming 
+  biological barriers, the future of this technology is bright with advancements in materials, printing, and machine learning algorithms. 
+  This revolutionary approach has the potential to control and even eradicate infectious diseases, offering a beacon of hope for global health.
+</p>
+<cite> Ali Bakhshi, Mahya Bakhshi, Bahar Ahmadi, Abbas Rahdar
+Chapter 18 - Multifunctional theranostic nanomedicine for infectious diseases, 339-362
+DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-22044-9.00021-8
+</cite>
+
+<b>Full-Texts</b>
+<details>
+<summary>Elsevier</summary>
+  <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9780443220449000218"> https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9780443220449000218 </a>
+</details>
+<details>
+<summary>Researchgate</summary>
+  <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9780443220449000218"> https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9780443220449000218 </a>
+</details>