A Novel and Powerful Tool for Bioactive Substance Stabilization and Delivery: Nanocarriers, Nanomotors and Nanorobotics

Dear Colleagues,

Bioactive substances have become the hot topic in medicine and cosmetic research in the past decades. Due to the poor stability and solubility of many bioactive substances, however, their utilization remains challenging. In recent years, nanotechnologies such as nanocarriers (including nanoencapsulation, nanoemulsion, nanosolid lipids, liposomes, noisomes, etc.) and smart vehicles (including nanorobotics, nanomotors, etc.) have been developed in depth. The employment of these novel technologies could greatly enhance the stability or the delivery capability of the bioactive ingredients, which is vital for the utilization of bioactive substances. However, these technologies are generally high-cost and have low universality; thus, we are calling for more efforts to be devoted to this field in the future.

This Special Issue plans to present a cross-section of the current research regarding nanotechnology for bioactive substance utilization, welcoming articles in the format of full papers, communications, and reviews. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Nanoencapsulation systems for bioactive substances;
• Stabilization of bioactive substances using nanotechnology;
• Novel fabrication and preparation methods for nanocarriers;
• The structural characterization of liposomes and noisomes;
• Nanomotors and nanorobotics for bioactive substance delivery;
• Utilization of smart vehicles for medicine delivery;
• Utilization of nanocarriers in cosmetic formulas.

Prof. Dr. Jing Wang
Dr. Kuan Chang
Guest Editors

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• bioactive substances
• delivery system
• medicine delivery
• nanocarrier
• nanoencapsulation
• nanomotor
• nanorobotics
• nanovehicles
• liposomes
• noisomes