Since the benefits of cancer therapies can be attributed to the induction of apoptosis and necrosis in the tumor tissue [1], noninvasive apoptosis imaging is of great clinical interest for controlling therapy effects.
Nanoscale magnetic hydrogels based on PNIPAAm have now been developed for theranostic application, with those embedded with low concentrations of Fe3O4 magnetic nanostructures resulting in an LCST of ~ 40 °C, making Fe3O4-PNIPAAm of especial interest for controlled drug release application [29].
In a previous study, we reported that Kampos containing rhubarb may be of interest for controlling periodontal disease through inhibition of P. gingivalis growth and virulence properties [ 15].
Structures that are capable of using energy from their environment to exhibit self-propulsion at the nano- and microscale are of great interest for controlling processes in microfluidic chips as well as aiding in therapeutics, diagnostics, and performing in vivo tasks.
Through a series of user-centered activities involving crisis management stakeholders [23], the classes of interest for command and control have been identified as positive, anger, fear, and other, where the first class contains positive emotions such as happiness, and the last class contains emotions other than the ones already mentioned, as well as neutral or non-subjective classifications.
The question of interest for many control engineers is: "When can a nonlinear process be controlled by a linear controller with the intended controller performance?" This question, which has received a great deal of interest over the last 10 years, remains open.
