Will Magnetic Nanomedicine Realise the Future of Therapy and Diagnosis?

Medicine has long been looking at nanotechnology to continue its development in new directions, especially towards personalized therapy and early diagnosis of some fatal diseases. Amongst the many facets of the so-called “nanomedicine”, those related to the application of magnetic forces are particularly appealing to detect, or even to guide, nanodevices in a minimally-invasive manner. This special issue covers only the most recent advances in “magnetic nanomedicine”. The aim is to provide the medicinal chemist with a concise guide of both 1) the most innovative tools that offer new paradigms for clinical intervention, and 2) the more conventional approaches that made significant progress to realise the ambitious goal of reaching the patient.