Nanoparticles as New Antivirals
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 May 2024 | Viewed by 1202
Special Issue Editor
Interests: nanomaterials; antivirals; pathogenesis of herpesviral infections; cell death in virus infection
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Dear Colleagues,
Nanomaterials are a diverse class of small-scale (<100 nm) objects, formed by molecular-level engineering and designed to offer unique physical and chemical properties. Recently, much effort has been devoted to the development of biomedical applications of nanoparticles. The use of nanoparticle-based antiviral agents has several advantages. Nanoparticles have the characteristics of high surface-to-volume ratios, enabling the packaging of multiple antiviral agents onto the surface of nanoparticles. This type of approach provides the possibility of targeting specific biological sites actively or passively by means of controlling hydrophobicity/lipophilicity, or modification of nanocarrier surfaces with desired compounds. A diverse portfolio of nanocarriers of various sizes, compositions, and physical parameters has now been developed. Furthermore, nanocarriers also provide an opportunity to design vaccines that can mediate targeted delivery of various antigens and adjuvants or immune regulatory agents in ways unachievable with classical vaccination approaches.
I would like to take this opportunity to invite you to submit your manuscript to the Special Issue on “Nanoparticles as New Antivirals” in IJMS, which will surely act as an excellent vehicle for the dissemination of your research. We will accept reviews and original scientific papers in this Special Issue and look forward to your valuable contribution.
Dr. Malgorzata Krzyzowska
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- nanomaterials
- nanoparticles
- DNA/RNA viruses
- pharmaceuticals
- nanocarriers
- nanoadjuvants
- vaccines
- antivirals
