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Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications: From Diagnostics and Drug Delivery to Biosensing and Theragnostics

A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Medicinal Chemistry".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2023) | Viewed by 7885

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Department of Chemistry, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Golgi 19, 20133 Milan, Italy
Interests: hybrid materials; nanocomposites; smart surfaces; triggered release; bioimaging
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Dear Colleagues,

Nanotechnologies occupy a prominent position in biomedical research. Thanks to their size, nanoparticles are endowed with unique physicochemical properties, which have been put to use in all aspects of the biomedical field, from therapeutics and diagnostics to sensing, and tissue engineering.

This Special Issue aims at showcasing the latest advances in this highly interdisciplinary field, from both an experimental and theoretical perspective. This Special Issue invites contributions on the synthesis, characterization, and application of organic, inorganic and hybrid materials in the biomedical field. Examples of applications include (the list is neither exhaustive nor exclusive) the following:

  • nano-based drug delivery systems;
  • biosensors;
  • nanostructured biomaterials for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine;
  • nanotechnologies for diagnostics and theragnostics;
  • luminescent probes for bioimaging;
  • innovative contrast agents for MRI, CT and PET imaging;
  • magnetic nanoparticles for hyperthermia;
  • nanoformulations for therapeutics;
  • nanoparticles biocompatibility.

Dr. Daniela Meroni
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • materials science
  • biomaterials
  • nanomedicine
  • sensors
  • controlled release
  • targeted delivery
  • bioimaging
  • biocompatibility

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Chitosan-Based Nanoparticles as Effective Drug Delivery Systems—A review
by Karolina Jafernik, Agata Ładniak, Eliza Blicharska, Katarzyna Czarnek, Halina Ekiert, Agnieszka E. Wiącek and Agnieszka Szopa
Molecules 2023, 28(4), 1963; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/molecules28041963 - 18 Feb 2023
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Chitosan-based nanoparticles (chitosan-based nanocomposites; chitosan nanoparticles; ChNPs) are promising materials that are receiving a lot of attention in the last decades. ChNPs have great potential as nanocarriers. They are able to encapsulate drugs as well as active compounds and deliver them to a [...] Read more.
Chitosan-based nanoparticles (chitosan-based nanocomposites; chitosan nanoparticles; ChNPs) are promising materials that are receiving a lot of attention in the last decades. ChNPs have great potential as nanocarriers. They are able to encapsulate drugs as well as active compounds and deliver them to a specific place in the body providing a controlled release. In the article, an overview has been made of the most frequently used preparation methods, and the developed applications in medicine. The presentation of the most important information concerning ChNPs, especially chitosan’s properties in drug delivery systems (DDS), as well as the method of NPs production was quoted. Additionally, the specification and classification of the NPs’ morphological features determined their application together with the methods of attaching drugs to NPs. The latest scientific reports of the DDS using ChNPs administered orally, through the eye, on the skin and transdermally were taken into account. Full article
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