Dr Somasree Ray is Professor at the Department of Pharmaceutics, Gupta College of Technological Sciences, Asansol, West Bengal, India. She completed her B.Pharm ,M.Pharm and PhD Degree from Jadavpur University. Her research interests are centered on design and physicochemical characterization of advanced drug delivery systems based on natural polymers. She has received ‘Teacher of the year 2018’ award from Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal, India. She has over 10 years of research experience, and has mentored 40 master’s theses based on the development and characterization of sustained release drug delivery systems, nanostructured drug delivery systems and the development of hydrogel films for wound healing applications. Amit Kumar Nayak (M. Pharm, Ph.D) is currently working as Professor at School of Pharmaceutical Sciences,Siksha ‘O' Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Odisha, India. He has earned his PhD from IFTM University, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. He has over 14 years of research experiences in the field of pharmaceutics, especially in the development and characterization of novel biopolymeric and nanostructured drug delivery systems. Till date, he has authored more than 138 research and review publications in various high-impact peer-reviewed journals and 135 book chapters. He has edited/authored 23 international books to his credit. Dr. Nayak has presented his research work at several conferences. He has received University Foundation Day Research Award, 2019 and 2022 by Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Odisha. Dr. Nayak is a life member of the Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India (APTI) and a registered pharmacist.

• Section I: Introduction to Theranostic Nanomedicines1. Theranostic nanostructures as nanomedicines: Challenges, costs and benefitsSection II: Design 2. Nanodispersions: Design and theranostic applications 3. Theranostic nanogels: Design and applications 4. Exosomes: A novel tool for diagnosis and therapy 5. Engineered liposomes as drug delivery and imaging agents 6. Polymeric micelles for theranostic uses 7. Dendrimers: An effective drug delivery and therapeutic approach 8. Nanocochelate: An advanced theranostic toolSection III: Applications 9. Theranostic applications of nanoemulsions in pulmonary diseases 10. Polymeric nanoparticles as tumor-targeting theranostic platform 11. Site-specific theranostic uses of simuli responsive nanohydrogels 12. Ligand appended theranostic nanocarriers for targeted blood brain barrier 13. Nanotheranostics in CNS malignancy 14. Nanotheranostic approaches in the treatment of neurological disorders 15. Applications of nanotheranostic medicines to treat cancersSection IV: Toxicology and Future 16. Nanotheranostics: The toxicological implication17. The Future of Nanotheranostics