Nanoscale Materials for Biology and Medicine

Dear Colleagues,

Nanoscale materials are broadly defined as materials possessing at least one dimension less than 100 nanometers. Nanotechnology is the area of science devoted to the characterization, design, and production of materials, devices, and objects at the nanoscale. Nanoscale materials have a broad area of applications in the chemical industry, optics, power generation, aeronautic industry, catalysis, electronics, pharmaceutics, medicine, etc.

The current Special Issue is focused on the most recent scientific and technological advances in the applications of nanoscale materials in biology and medicine. Potential topics include but are not limited to

a) biomolecular motors: defined as a class of proteins that convert chemical energy into mechanical work energy to perform useful work inside a cell;

b) nanoscale materials in nature: study of the hierarchical structures and organization in biogenic materials such as seashells, bone, and tooth;

c) protein and peptide-based nanostructures: fabrication of novel hybrid materials and nanostructures, e.g., solid nanofibrils or hollow nanotubes through the self-assembly of peptides and proteins;

d) nanoscale materials in therapy and diagnostic imaging: biocompatible quantum dots, magnetic nanoparticles, carbon nanomaterials, liposomes, emulsions, micelles, dendrimers, contrast agents in MRI, etc.;

e) applications of nanoscale materials in orthopedics and cardiology: nanotechnology-based calcium phosphate bone cements, nanostructured materials with osteogenic properties, nanomaterials for cardiac tissue engineering, nanoscale modifications of coronary stents.

It is my pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript to this Special Issue. Full papers, communications, and reviews are all welcome.

Prof. Dr. Nikolaos Bouropoulos
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Materials is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

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• biomolecular motors
• regenerative medicine: bone cartilage and nerve engineering
• nanostructured biogenic materials
• Biosensors
• drug delivery systems
• magnetic hyperthermia
• nanoparticles in medicine