ABSTRACT
Nanotherapeutics apply the physical and chemical properties of
nanomaterials (1-1000 nm in size) for the prevention and treatment
of diseases [1]. Nanomaterials can be composed of metallic, organic,
or semiconducting particles [2]. Nanotherapeutics are now being
designed to shield drug agents against enzymatic degradation and
immunogenicity, improve delivery of relatively insoluble drugs, facil-
itate the transportation of drugs across biological barriers, actively
or passively target specific cells, deliver drugs to intracellular sites
of action, apply diagnostic and therapeutic functions, and disrupt
interactions between disease pathogen and host [1-5].
